ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Arvin Poddar wins Congressional App Challenge
April 2016 -
High school teammates Ryan Cobelli and Arvin Poddar won the 2016 Congressional App Challenge for Georgia’s 11th Congressional District. Their app will be displayed at the US Capitol.
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Priyanka Desai is Gwinnett 2016 STAR Student
April 2016 -
Priyanka Desai of Peachtree Ridge High School earned the title of top Gwinnett 2016 STAR Student. STARs from other schools: Berkmar’s Mohammad Awan, Brookwood’s Naisa Rahman, and Meadowcreek’s Plabani Sharif.
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Westminster team wins policy debate
March 2016 -
The Westminster Schools team of Anish Dayal from Milton, Georgia, and Harrison Hall from Atlanta, won the national Barkley Forum for High Schools (BFHS) “Policy Debate” Tournament.
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Anish Araque on winning team for national robotics competition
March 2016 -
Anish Araque, age 10, is on a team of students from Lilburn, Georgia, that won Grand Prize in Wonder League Robotics Competition, as well as Best Picture prize for most Oscar-worthy video.
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Johns Creek students win Verizon Innovative App Challenge
March 2016 -
Sneha and Preeti Iyer helped their Johns Creek High School team win one of the eight top Best in Nation prizes in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge for their Vroom Carpooling App.
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Jaya Kamlani receives Bharat Samman Award in Delhi
March 2016 -
Atlantan Jaya Kamlani received the large gold-plated Bharat Samman (Pride of India) Award on January 12, 2016, at Leela Palace in Delhi for her contributions as an author and social advocate.
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Swati Mishra sings “Dil Kya Kare”
March 2016 -
Swati Mishra has sung for the song “Dil Kya Kare” (Did I Love You), which released in January 2016 and has been in the top 20 on iTunes India and Saavn Radio and has over 1.5M YouTube hits.
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Ravi Bellamkonda named Dean of Duke Engineering School
March 2016 -
Ravi Bellamkonda will be the new Vinik Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, effective August 1, 2016. He has led the Dept of Biomedical Engineering at GA Tech/Emory.
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Two Atlantans finalists for Townsend Prize for Fiction
February 2016 -
Soniah Kamal and Reetika Khanna Nijhawan have been chosen to be among the ten finalists for the Townsend Prize for Fiction for An Isolated Incident, and Kismetwali and Other Stories, respectively.
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Saachi Datta honored in Atlanta INtown’s “20 Under 20”
February 2016 -
Saachi Datta, 16, founded Manāna, a group that creates joyous occasions for children in need. She was chosen by Atlanta INtown magazine as one of their ‘20 Under 20’ honorees.
