ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Vishal Sareddy is third place winner at National Geographic Bee
July 2018 -
Vishal Sareddy of Suwanee, Georgia, a 14-year-old eighth grader at Riverwatch Middle School, and the 2017 and 2018 Georgia Geographic Bee champion, won third place at the 2018 national bee.
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Budding dentist Farhan Momin appears on MasterChef
July 2018 -
Emory grad and dental student, Farhan Momin, is a contestant on the TV show MasterChef. His family owns Tava Indian Bistro in Decatur, GA. He hopes to win $250,000, the show’s ultimate prize.
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Atlanta’s Urjanet wins multiple awards
July 2018 -
Headed by CEO Sanjoy Malik, Urjanet (utility data aggregator) won the Top Product Awards from Environmental Leader and Energy Manager Today, as well as Pacesetter and InnoVenture Awards.
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Ashish Bijlani’s startup OSSPolice wins $100k investment.
July 2018 -
OSSPolice, cofounded by Ashish Bijlani and Ruian Duan, won gold and a $100K investment from TechSquare Labs’ incubator and seed fund. The OSSPolice service helps mobile app developers find violations.
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Duriya Farooqui is on Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2018 Power 100 list.
July 2018 -
Duriya Farooqui is on the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Power 100 List. A fighter for the impoverished, she emphasizes the importance of building a powerful coalition to make an impact in the community.
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Jamil Kassam is awarded National Merit Scholarship
July 2018 -
Jamil Kassam, a senior at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, was awarded a National Merit University of Georgia Scholarship. He looks forward to a career in Medicine.
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High schoolers raise money for charity
July 2018 -
Gautam Desai’s Kids for Chess Camp benefits Save the Children. Aratrika and Urjoshi Kar raise money for children battling cancer. They say, “You can all do this in your own simple and small way."
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Team Vextreme a winner in World’s Robotics Competition
June 2018 -
Fifth graders Pranav Bhagam, Ayush Tailang, and Ashrai Gandikota (all from Daves Creek Elementary School in Cumming, GA) won second place in the Vex IQ World’s Robotics Competition.
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Budding entrepreneurs win big at TYE Pitch Competition
June 2018 -
TiE Atlanta’s Youth Entrepreneurship (TYE) Pitch Competition had two winners: Bye-Bye WiFi (5 high school students) for a paint primer for children’s rooms; Atramento (college) for tattoos.
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Students nominated for Emmy Awards
June 2018 -
Sakib Jamal and Ian Islam are two of the Lanier High School students whose video productions have earned award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science (NATAS).
