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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.
A well-known Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy teacher and Erie Playhouse performer died suddenly Monday.
Hughes had taught dance at the school through her entire 17-year career with the Erie School District, administrators said in the announcement. It goes without saying that she will be missed. She was an integral part of our Collegiate Academy family and of the Erie community, Collegiate Academy Dean James Vieira said. It s impossible to measure her impact on our students, who were very faithful to her, not just as a great teacher but as a great person. She will be deeply, deeply missed, he said.
The four Erie school directors whose seats are on the primary ballot are not seeking reelection, with three running for other offices
A large field of 10 candidates are seeking Democratic or Republican nominations in primary; six of 10 cross-filed for seats on nine-member board
Four candidates are running as a slate; others on ballot include former Erie School District spokeswoman, former Erie County Council member, school district advisory board panelist
The Erie School Board is getting transformed at the same time the Erie School District continues to remake itself after years of endemic financial woes.
Four seats are up for election on the nine-member School Board in Tuesday s primary, and no incumbents are running. A total of 10 candidates are on the ballot.