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Long Beach Sixth Graders Win Regional Prize At Prestigious Competition

The four middle school students advance for a shot at the national championship.

Two Long Island Middle School students are regional winners of a prestigious competition.
Two Long Island Middle School students are regional winners of a prestigious competition. (Long Beach Public Schools)

LONG BEACH, NY — Four Long Beach Middle School students are regional winners in a prestigious science competition.

Sixth grade students Edward Grossman, Sullivan Limmer, Cole O’Connor and Sam O’Donoghue were honored at the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition for their project "Visionary.”

Their innovative proposal, Enhancing Vision with Artificial Intelligence, was recognized for its
exceptional creativity, scientific insight, and teamwork.

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“Their hard work, imagination and collaboration truly helped get them to this stage of the competition,” said Walter Kramme, Long Beach teacher and project advisor to the team.

The students will compete for the national championship title.

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The competition invites students across the United States and Canada to envision future technologies that could improve the world.

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