OAKLEY -- Freedom High School has moved into the finals of a national competition that could bring it a truckload of technology. <\/p>\n
And anyone who wants to see that happen can give the Oakley campus a thumbs up with the click of a mouse. <\/p>\n
Environmental sciences teacher John Sierra and his students this week entered the final phase of Samsung's third annual Solve for Tomorrow, a contest designed to foster students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math by challenging them to come up with projects that tackle real-world environmental problems in their communities. <\/p>\n
As one of 15 finalists, Freedom High is in contention for approximately $110,000 worth of technology, a grand prize that will be awarded five high schools in March. <\/p>\n
A panel of judges will choose three of the schools, Samsung employees will select the fourth, and the general public will decide the last one by voting online. <\/p>\n
People can choose which project they think merits top honors by going to http:\/\/smsn.us\/samsungsolve<\/a>, which features videos describing each school's project. <\/p>\n Individuals can vote once a day after entering and verifying their email address. <\/p>\n The deadline is midnight March 4. <\/p>\n The winners will be announced on an as-yet undisclosed date next month. <\/p>\n The Oakley team entered the competition after deciding to landscape a nearly 6,000-square-foot plot on campus with native California <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Excerpt from:<\/p>\n Freedom High gardening students counting on public votes to win tech prize<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OAKLEY -- Freedom High School has moved into the finals of a national competition that could bring it a truckload of technology. And anyone who wants to see that happen can give the Oakley campus a thumbs up with the click of a mouse Continue reading