Spring Valley High School students earn National Recognition
January 14, 2016
Two Spring Valley High School seniors have been selected as 2016 Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists. Discovery magnet students Mohammad Arammash and Krishna Gorrepati will each receive a $1,000 award from the Intel Foundation with an additional $1,000 for each going to Spring Valley High. Mohammad and Krishna are the only students in South Carolina to receive the honor.
Mohammad’s past awards include: third place at the South Carolina Junior Academy of Science (SCJAS) Environmental Science Oral Presentation and a U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award, both in 2015. He is a member of the Spring Valley math team which has won first place at the USC High School Math Contest for the past three years. The team also won second place at the Furman University Wylie Mathematics Tournament in 2013. He plans to pursue a degree in bioengineering.
Krishna’s past awards include: Bronze Medal I-SWEEEP (International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environment Project Olympiad), first place SCJAS Written Paper, 2015; first place SCJAS Oral Presentation, 2015; Eagle Scout awaiting Board of Review; and 2016 National Merit Semifinalist. He plans to pursue a career in computer science.
The Intel Science Talent Search is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition. The Intel Science Talent Search recognizes and empowers the most promising young scientists in the United States who are creating the technologies and solutions that will positively impact people’s lives. Projects submitted for consideration cover all disciplines of science, including engineering, mathematics, biochemistry, materials science, physics, behavioral science and medicine and health.
Three hundred semifinalists were selected from 1,750 entrants hailing from 512 high schools in 43 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico and six American and international high schools overseas. On January 20, 40 of the students will be named Intel Science Talent Search finalists. Finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC from March 10-16, where they will compete for more than $1 million in awards.
