Editor s note: This story has been corrected to update the amount of money won.
An app developed by Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy students has won a top prize in Samsung s Solve for Tomorrow contest.
The school is one of three national winners in the contest and will receive $130,000 worth of technology plus an additional $15,000 as the Samsung Employee Choice Award Winner.
That total includes $65,000 worth of technology won in April for being among the 10 national finalists in the contest, a Samsung spokeswoman said Tuesday. This diverse group of students came together to make a positive change in our society, Joe Stinziano, an executive vice president with Samsung Electronics America, said in presenting a top award to Collegiate virtually Tuesday evening.
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DETROIT – A charter school in southwest Detroit is getting some national attention after being named a semi-finalist in the $2 million Samsung Solve For Tomorrow STEM competition.
The Hope of Detroit Academy is the only school in Michigan to make it to the semi-finals and will receive $15,000.
“I started bawling uncontrollably because I was so happy,” teacher Allie Langwald said of her initial reaction when she heard the news. “This is the biggest thing I’ve ever applied for, the biggest thing my school’s ever done and I don’t think people are going to understand how much this means to my kids.”