A few Delaware high schoolers got a very warm welcome upon their return from a national competition in STEM.
Five Brandywine High School students led the school to victory in the Samsung “Solve for Tomorrow” competition in Washington, D.C. this week. By Tuesday, the student team was greeted by Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, multiple posters and cheers on an Amtrak train platform.
The team’s now-decorated project, as Hall-Long shared in a post to social media, was a proposed solution for low-cost assistive technology.
AACU Switch said it would aim to create “an affordable alternative to assistive tech devices for people with independent living disabilities,” in a video created as on of 10 national finalists, costing a fraction of the current market norm.
“We hope to benefit each of the 10,000 Delawareans with independent living disabilities with help from community partners,” said one student narrating the contest video.
These participating seniors, Arun Krishnamurthy, Anand John, Thomas Baer, Noah Fake and Gabe Pust, were piled in a limo and taken back to their school. There, a pep rally and school band waited for them.
Three National winning schools receive a $100K prize package including Samsung products and classroom resources, according to the contest website.
“Their product is easier to manufacture at a lower cost, a perfect example of how STEM innovations can change people’s lives for the better,” Hall-Long said. “Congratulations students! You make us all proud.”
