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Conrad Challenge- Greensprings Students win Scholarships worth $60,000

Conrad Challenge- Greensprings Students win Scholarships worth $60,000
Team Five Ions, Greensprings School- First Runner, Conrad Challenge

The year 2019 took off on an incredible note for Greensprings School, as our students became the first runner-up at the Conrad Challenge winning scholarships worth $60,000 (Sixty thousand dollars, approximately N21 million) for 4 years per finalist at Clarkson University, New York, United States of America.

The Conrad Challenge was formed in 2008 to honour the legacy of Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. It is an annual competition that brings together a dynamic community of innovators and entrepreneurs driving a collaborative movement to develop extraordinary and viable solutions to benefit our world in one of five areas: Aerospace & Aviation, Cyber-Technology & Security, Energy & Environment, Health & Nutrition, and Smoke-Free World.

We presented three teams for this challenge. Two of our teams including Team Five Ions and Team Wirlpool made it to the final round of the challenge.

Members of Team Five Ions include:

Olugbenle Olaoluwa

Isaac Ibidun

Atonbara Diete-Koki

Daberechi Onyeacholem

Ilerioluwa Olagbaiye

Members of Team Wirlpool include:

Akachukwu Egbosimba

Uwa Guonadia

Kosisochukwu Okoye

Enikorewa Adekunle

Oluwatoni Aiyeola

It gives us great pleasure to announce to you that at the grand finale of the challenge held on Saturday, 19 January at the prestigious Lekki Peninsula Hotel, our own Team Five Ions emerged the First Runner Up out of 13 teams from schools all over Nigeria!

Conrad Challenge Award

The good news is that all the finalists were awarded scholarships worth $60,000 (Sixty thousand dollars. approximately N21 million) for 4 years per finalist at Clarkson University, New York, United States of America.

Congratulations to their coaches, Mr. Aleilo and Mr. Oguntoye!

See also:  Greensprings One Year Away from Ruby Jubilee

Once again, congratulations to Greensprings School!