ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Krish Wadhwani wins at International Therapeutics Summit
July 2021 - Krish Wadhwani has won at the International Therapeutics Summit. He will receive a cash prize, represent the Southeast at the Antibody Engineering Summit.
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Neha Mahesh and Rikhil Ranjit Win in Debate Tournament
July 2021 - Neha Mahesh (L) and Rikhil Ranjit (R) were placed first and declared National Champions of the 47th Annual Harvard National Forensics Debate Tournament in the Middle School Public Forum division.
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Students Shine at Georgia Science & Engineering Fair
July 2021 - The Pinnacle Award at GSEF was given to Aesha Shah of Northview High School for her project “Protecting Critical Aquatic Ecology with Deep Learning”.
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Amit Bose Nominated by Biden for Transportation Post
June 2021 - Amitabha ‘Amit’ Bose, who grew up in Georgia’s DeKalb County, has been nominated for the position of Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Divya Nori Named U.S. Presidential Scholar
June 2021 - Milton High School senior Divya Nori is among the 161 high school students whose names were on the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars.
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Samir Patel Appointed as District Attorney in Georgia
June 2021 - Governor Brian Kemp has named Samir Patel as the new district attorney for Bartow and Gordon counties in Georgia’s Cherokee Judicial Circuit.
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Poonam Karoti Crowned Visionara Mrs. India Global
June 2021 - Poonam Karoti from Smyrna, Georgia, has won the title of Visionara Global Mrs. India Global for 2020-21. She also won the subtitle “Visionara club VG Creative Diva.”
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Ameya Jadhav is state president of Future Business Leaders
May 2021 - Ameya Jadhav, a junior at Denmark High School in Forsyth County, has been elected as state president of the Georgia Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).
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Ananya Augustine wins Georgia’s 2021 State Spelling Bee
May 2021 - Ananya Augustine of Eagle’s Landing Middle School in McDonough won Georgia’s 2021 State Spelling Bee. In the spell-off held via Zoom, she won with 49 out of 50 possible points.
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Dr. Suvarchala Somayajula recognized as a top physician by Georgia Trend
May 2021 - Dr. Suvarchala Somayajula has been recognized by Georgia Trend magazine as one of the state’s top physicians for the second consecutive year.