Georgia Student Technology Competition Winners 2024 Recognition v1

             PRREOCCOLGANMI TATI OI NO N
               2024 Georgia Student Technology Competition Winners
WHEREAS:     The DeKalb County Board of Education believes technology is an essential component of the
             educational system; and

WHEREAS:     The student technology competition promotes technology skills through competition with the
             goal of challenging students to become digital leaders in the 21st Century; and

WHEREAS:     The technology competition develops students’ creative problem–solving and critical thinking
             abilities allowing students to showcase their technical and public speaking skills to effectively
             articulate their ideas to the judges; and

WHEREAS:     The technology competition exemplifies students’ innovation and creativity by encouraging
             students to experiment with new concepts, showcase their technical skills, and enhance
             their use of digital tools to broaden their perspectives. The DeKalb County School District
             sent 55 first-place winners to compete at the Georgia Student Technology Competition in
             McDonough, GA which is the highest level of student technology competitions in the state of
             Georgia; and

WHEREAS:     The DeKalb County Board of Education is committed to supporting the continued
             development of this program and others to maintain and improve technology knowledge
             to continue cultivating empowered learning environments;

THEREFORE:   We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, do hereby acknowledge and recognize the 13
             first, second, and third place winners from the Georgia Student Technology Competition. The
             students exhibited excellence and demonstrated H-Pride throughout the competition. In official
             recognition whereof, we hereby affix our signatures, this 6th day of May 2024.




                                      Mr. Diijon DaCosta Sr.                                     Mrs. Deirdre P. Pierce
                                    Mrs. Vickie
                                     DeKalb     B.School
                                            County Turner,     Chair
                                                         District                                DeKalb CountyDaCosta,
                                                                                                 Mr. Diijon                 Vice Chair
                                                                                                               School District
                                             Board Chair                                              Board Vice Chair




                                                           Mrs. Cheryl Watson-Harris, Superintendent
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                                                                  Dr.  DevonQ.Horton
                                                                               Horton
                                                                 DeKalb County School District
                                                                       Superintendent