ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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September 2015 -
Last spring, Deeya Datta, a 5th grader, submitted a poem to a contest for student writers in the USA and Canada. Her poem “Water” was selected for literary merit, creativity, and social significance.
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September 2015 -
Shiv Aggarwal accepted an award as Global Mall was named by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) to the “Fast 100 Asian American Businesses List.”
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July 2015 -
Bhaumi Shah, a student at North Gwinnett Middle School, won first place at the state level in film & video production for 6th grade in the Georgia PTA Reflections contest, for her music video.
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July 2015 -
Kyle Patel (GSMST 10th-grader) was one of the champions in Georgia’s Odyssey of the Mind state finals. Then at the international competition, his team was named one of the 7 Ranatra Fusca Winners.
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July 2015 -
Georgia Indian-American students are among 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars, National Merit Scholars, Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation scholarship winners, and QuestBridge National College Match Recipients.
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July 2015 -
Emory University presented Dr. V. R. Rao (Assistant Professor, Physiatry) with a beautiful award at the Carlos Museum: “Commemorating the establishment of the Vaddadi R. Rao, M.D., Teaching Award.”
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June 2015 -
Kirtan Parekh has earned a place on the Washington Youth Tour (WYT). Tour delegates will spend a memorable week (June 11-18) in D.C. to learn about leadership, democracy, and public service.
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June 2015 -
Hana Nazir is a finalist for the Georgia Poet Laureate’s Prize, from over 200 submissions from high school students. She met Judson Mitcham, the Poet Laureate of Georgia at the State Capitol.
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June 2015 -
The American Diabetes Association will present an award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology to K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCP at the world's largest diabetes meeting.
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May 2015 -
Vibhav Kanyadan, a seventh-grader from Marietta, was commended for his “personality and brains” when he topped 103 students to win the 2015 National Geographic State Bee (GeoBee) competition.
