SAMSUNG Mobile App Academy Gives $35,000 worth of Scholarships to Top HS Students

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) awarded the winners of the 2014 Samsung Mobile App Academy at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show last January 8, 2015. The 11^th and 12^th graders who won the program were given scholarships for the mobile application concepts they have used.

Application development is presently considered as one of the most infamous STEM-related (STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. This is why after SAMSUNG’s summer mobile app and coding program, the company followed it up with the Mobile App Academy. This specific program was created so that the young professionals of the next generation will be encouraged to pursue careers in this important field.

In the summer of 2014, 11^th and 12^th graders from 10 different U.S. cities have undergone a three-day hands-on session. This is what the SAMSUNG Mobile App Academy is all about. Together with the leading experts in the STEM industry, students worked and collaborated in teams in order to understand and learn more about the coding and mobile app development skills needed for the mobile technology field in the real world.

In the session, Samsung Galaxy Note™ 10.1 – 2014 Edition tablet were given to the students for them to use it as their entryway towards the entire curriculum offered by the program. And finally, upon the completion of the entire program, students created and submitted their mobile application concept proposals, which focuses on the betterment of the community. The proposals were their tickets to wining the scholarship prizes. visit our store for more of Samsung's product offerings

Set of Prizes Given to Winners

The entire prize offered by SAMSUNG for the 2014 App Academy totals $35,000 worth of scholarships. These prizes are divided to:

• Grand Prize Winner: $20,000
• Second Place Winner: $10,000
• Third Place Winner: $5,000
• All Winners + Fourth and Fifth Winners: Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Winners of the 2014 SAMSUNG App Academy

SAMSUNG App Academy Grand Prize Winner: Aditya Suri

Grade: 11^th Grade

School: George Walton Comprehensive High School in Marietta, GA

Mobile App: Mobi Sense Application

The Mobi Sense Application is capable of providing smoother communication for visual, vocal or auditory impaired people. The application enables customization in the different tools basing on the user’s needs through multiple functions offered.

Second Place: Evan Doherty

Grade: 12^th Grade

School: Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, PA

Mobile App: Glucaster

Glucaster can give support and insight for people afflicted with diabetes. Using an easy-to-understand graphics, users will have access to glucose level warnings, data analytics, and predictions.

Third Place: Shuying (Sarah) Cheng

Grade: 12^th Grade

School: Highland Park High School in Highland Park, NJ

Mobile App: GoalGether

GoalGether is designed to help users be more inspired in fulfilling all their goals. The applications follow a point system and enables the use of journals. Friends could also monitor the user’s progress if wanted.

Fourth Place: Jeremy Paradie from Holliston, MA

Fifth Place: Nathan Philliber from San Mateo, CA

For more information or to view the winning idea submissions, visit www.scholastic.com/samsungacademy.