Mobile apps, Produce Production and more: 2017 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge continues with 150 STEM-inspired student solutions

In celebration of Canada's 150^th year, 150 STEM-based community solutions bring schools one-step closer to Samsung technology grants

MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 15, 2017 /CNW/ - Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. today announced the 150 regional finalists moving on to the next round of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge. The Challenge asked Canadian students from Grades 6 through 12 to identify issues in their local communities and develop solutions using science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). These 150 regional finalists now move closer to being awarded one of four $20,000 Samsung technology grant packages as a Regional Winner as well as an exclusive event with Canadian rocket-scientist, Forbes '30 Under 30' and member of a Canadian contingent working on the European Space Agency's ExoMars rover, Natalie Panek.

"These 150 regional finalists embody what Solve for Tomorrow is all about: innovation, teamwork, and a commitment to the future of Canadian communities. As we celebrate Canada's 150^th this year, we are excited to see inspired student solutions come to life that will have local, national and even global implications," said Mark Childs, Chief Brand Officer, Samsung Canada.

Each of the 150 regional finalist schools will receive a Samsung technology package which includes a Samsung Gear VR, Galaxy Tab A, Galaxy S7 and Samsung Gear360 camera to assist them in completing their next 'assignment' as part of the Challenge: documenting the implementation of their community solution in a three-minute video. Videos will go on to be reviewed by a panel of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow judges, with the top-scoring four schools being named Regional Winners in June 2017.

The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge intends to inspire STEM interest and 21^st century learning opportunities in Canadian classrooms—an area of issue as less than half of Canadian high school students graduate with senior STEM courses though 70% of top jobs require expertise in science, technology, engineering and math*. Together with Solve for Tomorrow ambassador, Natalie Panek, and educational organizations The Learning Partnership and Let's Talk Science, the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge hopes to spark Canadian students' passion for STEM to solve tomorrow's problems today. Examples of 150 regional finalist projects moving on include a mobile app to monitor water pollution levels, a fruit and vegetable production plan to spur healthy eating habits, and other innovative ideas.

"STEM is in everything I do," said Natalie Panek, Solve for Tomorrow Ambassador. "Especially evident with my recent work on the European Space Agency's ExoMars Rover project, is that a career in STEM carries boundless opportunities. I'm so excited to meet these bright minds of tomorrow through Solve for Tomorrow—who knows, they might be the minds designing the next big space telescope or the spacesuits crew members will wear on a mission to Mars!"

The 150 schools moving on in the 2017 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge are: (In alphabetical order)

School Name	City	Province
Acadia School	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Access	St. Lambert	Quebec
Aden Bowman Collegiate	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Alexander Muir/Gladstone Junior and Senior Public School	Toronto	Ontario
Allan Drive Middle School	Bolton	Ontario
Amherst Regional High School	Amherst	Nova Scotia
Arthur Day Middle School	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Aurora Academic Charter School	Edmonton	Alberta
Bayside Middle School	Saint John	New Brunswick
Beamsville District Secondary School	Beamsville	Ontario
Bedford And Forsyth Education Centres	Bedford	Nova Scotia
Belleisle Regional High School	Springfield	New Brunswick
Beverley Acres Public School	Richmond Hill	Ontario
Bishop O'Byrne High School	Calgary	Alberta
Bliss Carman Middle School	Fredericton	New Brunswick
Brock Public School	Toronto	Ontario
Burnaby South Secondary School	Burnaby	British Columbia
Charles P. Allen High School	Bedford	Nova Scotia
Chebucto Heights Elementary School	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Citadel High School	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Clarkson Secondary School	Mississauga	Ontario
Condor School	Condor	Alberta
Crescent Collegiate	South Dildo	Newfoundland
David Leeder Middle School	Mississauga	Ontario
David Livingstone Elementary School	Vancouver	British Columbia
Delview Secondary School	Delta	British Columbia
Dorothy Dalgliesh School	Picture Butte	Alberta
Duke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public School	Toronto	Ontario
Earl of March Secondary School	Kanata	Ontario
École de l'Harmonie	Quebec	Quebec
École Garden Grove School	Winnipeg	Manitoba
École John Diefenbaker Senior School	Hanover	Ontario
École Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine	Montreal	Quebec
École Marguerite-Bourgeoys	Caraquet	New Brunswick
École Pauline Johnson Elementary School	West Vancouver	British Columbia
École Phoenix Middle School	Campbell river	British Columbia
École Saint-Édouard	Plessisville	Quebec
École Secondaire Catholique Régionale De Hawkesbury	Hawkesbury	Ontario
École Secondaire Publique Le Sommet	Hawkesbury	Ontario
Edgerton Public School	Edgerton	Alberta
Elmbank Junior Middle Academy	Etobicoke	Ontario
Elmwood High	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Father Michael Goetz Secondary School – Class A	Mississauga	Ontario
Father Michael Goetz Secondary School – Class B	Mississauga	Ontario
Father Michael Goetz Secondary School – Class C	Mississauga	Ontario
Father Patrick Mercredi Community School – Class A	Fort McMurray	Alberta
Father Patrick Mercredi Community School- Class B	Fort McMurray	Alberta
Fort McMurray Composite High School	Fort McMurray	Alberta
Fraser River Middle School	New Westminster	British Columbia
George Fitton School	Brandon	Manitoba
Georges Vanier Secondary School	Toronto	Ontario
Graham Creighton Junior High School	Cherry brook	Nova Scotia
Grandview Heights School	Edmonton	Alberta
Grasmere School	Alberta Beach	Alberta
Greenway School	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Greystone Heights School	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
H E Bourgoin Middle School	Bonnyville	Alberta
Harry Miller Middle School	Rothesay	New Brunswick
Highland Park Junior High School	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Holy Redeemer Catholic Junior/Senior High School	Edson	Alberta
Holy Spirit High	Conception bay south	Newfoundland
Interdivisional Student Services	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Isabel Campbell Public School	Grande prairie	Alberta
J.G. Diefenbaker Elementary School	Richmond	British Columbia
John Polanyi Collegiate Institute – Class A	Toronto	Ontario
John Polanyi Collegiate Institute – Class B	Toronto	Ontario
John William Boich Public School	Burlington	Ontario
Keswick High School	Keswick	Ontario
King Edward Community School	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Dene High School	La Loche	Saskatchewan
Laval Junior Academy	Laval	Quebec
Lockview High School	Fall River	Nova Scotia
LVTC	Sherbrooke	Quebec
Marlborough Public School	Windsor	Ontario
Matthew Elementary School	Bonavista	Newfoundland
Max Aitken Academy	Miramichi	New Brunswick
McMurrich Junior Public School	Toronto	Ontario
Meadows School	Brandon	Manitoba
Mistassiniy School	Wabasca	Alberta
Moncton High School	Moncton	New Brunswick
Monsignor Fraser College	Toronto	Ontario
Montague Intermediate School	Montague	Prince Edward Island
Mother Teresa Catholic School	Russell	Ontario
Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School – Class A	Courtice	Ontario
Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School – Class B	Courtice	Ontario
Mountain Park School	Calgary	Alberta
Ne Sah Soh Is Koh Dahn School	Rocky Mountain House	Alberta
Normandeau School	Red Deer	Alberta
Our Lady Of The Snows Catholic Academy	Canmore	Alberta
Paul Rowe Junior Senior High School	Manning	Alberta
Pender Harbour Elementary/Secondary School	Madeira Park	British Columbia
Pinetree Secondary School	Coquitlam	British Columbia
Pope John Paul II School	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Precious Blood Catholic School	Scarborough	Ontario
Prince Andrew High School	Dartmouth	Nova Scotia
Prince of Wales Collegiate – Class A	St. John's	Newfoundland
Prince of Wales Collegiate – Class B	St. John's	Newfoundland
Princess Anne French Immersion P.S.	London	Ontario
R J Lang Elementary & Middle School	North York	Ontario
R.C. Palmer Secondary School	Richmond	British Columbia
Regency Acres Public School	Aurora	Ontario
Resurrection Catholic Secondary School	Kitchener	Ontario
Richmond Secondary School	Richmond	British Columbia
Ridgemont High School	Ottawa	Ontario
River Valley Middle School	Grand Bay-Westfield	New Brunswick
Rockingham Elementary School	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Rocky Christian School	Rocky Mountain House	Alberta
Ruth Thompson Middle School	Mississauga	Ontario
Ryerson Elementary	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Saint John Paul II	Kitchener	Ontario
Santa Maria Catholic School	Toronto	Ontario
Senator O'Connor College School	North York	Ontario
Simcoe Alternative Secondary School - Orillia	Orillia	Ontario
Sir John A. Macdonald Sr. Public School	Brampton	Ontario
Sisler High School/École Secondaire Sisler	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Smallwood Academy	Gambo	Newfoundland
South Colchester Academy	Brookfield	Nova-scotia
St. Boniface All Grade	Ramea	Newfoundland
St. Dominic Savio Elementary	Regina	Saskatchewan
St. Elizabeth Catholic High School	Thornhill	Ontario
St. Joseph's Catholic High School	Barrie	Ontario
St. Malachy Catholic School	Toronto	Ontario
St. Malachy's Memorial High School	Saint John	New Brunswick
St. Margaret Catholic School	Toronto	Ontario
St. Matthew High School	Ottawa	Ontario
St. Michaels Regional High	Bell Island	Newfoundland
St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School	Peterborough	Ontario
St. Paul's Junior High	St. John's	Newfoundland
St. Teresa Catholic Outreach School	Spruce Grove	Alberta
St. Theresa School	Brantford	Ontario
St. Thomas Aquinas High School	Kenora	Ontario
Stamford Collegiate	Niagara Falls	Ontario
Steinbach Regional Secondary	Steinbach	Manitoba
Strathcona Christian Academy    Secondary	Sherwood Park	Alberta
Sunningdale Public School	Oakville	Ontario
Sunny View Middle School	Brampton	Ontario
Technical Vocational High School	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Unionville High School	Unionville	Ontario
Vancouver Christian School	Vancouver	British Columbia
Ventura Park Public School	Thornhill	Ontario
Vista Hills Public School	Waterloo	Ontario
Wapanohk Community School	Thompson	Manitoba
Weledeh Catholic School	Yellowknife	Northwest Territories
Wellington School	Winnipeg	Manitoba
West Carleton Secondary School	Dunrobin	Ontario
Westmount Elementary School	Kamloops	British Columbia
Westview Elementary	Estevan	Saskatchewan
Winston Churchill High School	Lethbridge	Alberta
Wood Street Centre	Whitehorse	Yukon
Xavier Junior High	Deer Lake	Newfoundland

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*Data via 'Spotlight on Science Learning 2013: The high cost of dropping science and math'  
http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/were-losing-out---new-report-on-science-learning-reveals-the-economic-burden-of-discontinuing-high-school-science-courses-513071801.html

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