- Prompt: “Here at AASuccess, we believe that during difficult times, it is vital to come together as a community and raise awareness for and alleviate salient issues. Given a starting budget of $200, explain how you would implement a resource or program that supports and gives back to those affected by recent world events.”
- Recipients:
- 1st place: Ishanvi Malayanil, 11th grader, Richard Montgomery High School
- Idea: Create a menstrual product drive to donate to the lower-income areas across the Capital Region of Maryland
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- 2nd place: Sanjitha Prabakaran, 11th grader, Academies of Loudoun
- Idea: Build a mobile app, Peace Planner, to enhance self-care activities and reduce mental health issues for users
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- 3rd place: Kaitlyn Sourinhong, 11th grader, Freedom High School
- Idea: Implement weekly virtual lessons on doing STEAM projects with the materials kids have at home
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- 1st place: Ishanvi Malayanil, 11th grader, Richard Montgomery High School