Laughing Thunder Academy- Homeschool

Project Awards 2015

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Laughing Thunder Academy- Homeschool	Youssef	Ismail (SSW mentor)	Shiloh S.	Curtis	1st Place: $1000 Scholarship to SJSU College of Engineering and Certificate of Achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering	Enabling Situational Awareness: A Hat-Based Hands-Free Haptic Navigational Aid for the Visually Impaired (Engineering)	12
					2nd Place Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter
					High School Finalist Certficate, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize
					Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP Competition, I-SWEEEP
					1st Award, Engineering Category
					2nd Place: $150 and Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society
					Certificate of Achievement and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps