Three students from Atlanta's Grady High School are finalists for the 2014 Drone Prize sponsored by Intel. The team will travel to Portland, Ore. to present their project at Innovation Day hosted by SOAR Oregon and compete for the 2014 Drone Prize worth $10,000. Isabelle Carson, Sajjad Ali, and Gabriel Kupersmith worked with mentor Gardner Chambliss over the summer to develop a project proposal for MARTA to use unmanned aerial vehicles or drones as part of their safety, security, and maintenance programs. The team presented their proposal to MARTA officials in July and brainstormed possible uses for UAVs with members of the MARTA police force. Their work with MARTA inspired the team to create their video submission to the 2014 Drone Prize. To learn more about the 2014 Drone Prize or view the finalists' video submissions, go to www.droneprize.com/finalists/
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Duluth Middle School in Gwinnett County recently hosted three South Korean language arts teachers as part of a four-week Georgia Department of Education cultural exchange program. The teachers spent two-and-a-half weeks attending class at the University of Georgia. The cultural exchange is organized and administered by the International Teacher Training Institute Global, which includes opportunities for groups of South Korean teachers to spend time in Georgia public and private schools, with a primary focus on teaching methods, student life, school culture, and the structure of American schools.
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Gwinnett's Berkmar High School has partnered with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, HoPe Inc., to host a youth town hall meeting 5 p.m. Sept. 10. Partners in Progress Promoting Education will be in the school theater. Participants will receive information on Hispanic Educational Achievement, mentoring, college access, and financial aid. Information: 202-401-1411, or WHIEEH@ed.gov.
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Thirteen students and two faculty members from Atlanta Technical College will travel to Detmold, Germany Sept. 6-20 as part of the The Halle Exchange Program. The program aims to foster awareness of and appreciation for cultural practices and values; engage students and instructional staff in dialogue on the differences in the two educational systems; introduce educational and cultural sites to the exchange participants; examine the influence of cultural, language, management, and learning styles on productivity and efficiency in team building and on various workplace sites; and examine the differences in workplace expectations in Germany and the U.S. The student delegates are: Berlantos Clemons, carpentry; Nythia Elie, health care science; Mosi Gabriel-Cross, cosmetology; Seydatou Gaye, hospitality; Du Juan James, carpentry; Shae McEroy, hospitality; Erica O'Neal, cosmetology; Sherri Ray-Head, early childhood care and education; Nathaniel Tangney, hospitality; Bryant Thrasher, culinary; Andrew Wilson, carpentry; Sheridan Wilks, carpentry; Demetrica Wright, marketing. Faculty delegates are: Tamoura Jones and Hector Celis.
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