Prompt: “If you could leverage $1,000, what project(s) could or would you undertake to make improvements in your local neighborhood or community?”

• 1st place: Neha Krishnakumar, 10th grader, Woodson High School 
  • Idea: set up a classroom to teach IT to girls in school and the neighborhood
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• 2nd place: Kristina Nguyen, Junior, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Idea: Invest in a local school from a low-income neighborhood, specifically in music class, mentorship program, and PTA 
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• 3rd place: Khiem Doan, 11th grader, Mount Hebron High School 
  • Idea: Start a program to inspire underprivileged students to start a career in cyber security 
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