Salem High School Named State Finalist in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Salem High School announced this week that it has become a New Hampshire state finalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest, a nationwide competition to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by challenging teachers and students to take topics out of traditional classroom settings and into local communities.

In addition to being awarded two Galaxy Tabs, Laura Preston and Norma Bursaw also received a professional development course from PBS TeacherLine.

Salem High School Principal Tracy Collyer said, “This is an incredible opportunity for our school and shows the type and caliber of work that our teachers do on a daily basis.”

Salem High School has moved onto this round of the competition for their interest in using STEM to continually improve the monitoring and assessment of the health of the wetlands adjacent to the high school. By receiving this award, students and teachers will be able to better analyze and more effectively communicate their findings to the Salem Conservation Commission. Salem High School is one of four other schools in New Hampshire to become a state finalist in the Solve for Tomorrow contest. During the next phase of the competition, Preston and Bursaw will create a lesson plan to address the issue in an educational setting. Fifty-one state winners will be announced in early December.

This is Salem High School’s first time as a state finalist in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. To learn more about the competition and past winners, please visit samsung.com/solve.

Submitted text. Courtesy photos.