{"51775":{"#nid":"51775","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Computing Sponsors WebChallenge 2006","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA (May 12, 2006)--\u003C\/strong\u003EWebChallenge is a state-wide community outreach program for high school students interested in furthering their education in technology. With the help of the College of Computing and Georgia\u0027s high-tech business community, students have the opportunity to learn about the latest technologies by gaining hands-on Web design and development experience while competing for college scholarships.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the past 5 years, WebChallenge has awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to students from across the state. SAP, HP, Microsoft and BellSouth were among last year\u2019s sponsors of WebChallenge 2005, which enabled 63 high school teams from 37 schools and 19 counties to learn Web programming, graphic design and Web marketing by creating a Web site for a nonprofit called the Children Restoration Project.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWebChallenge is an annual community service event put on by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Foundation. This year, student teams from high schools across Georgia competed for scholarships by designing and implementing an interactive community Web site for their school or a school organization. Fifteen impressive Web sites were submitted to the competition and judged by Atlanta\u0027s business and business media communities in the categories of Best Graphic Design, Best Site Navigation, Best Interactive Features and Best Concept.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWebChallenge is an excellent opportunity for helping the teenagers of today grow and expand their capabilities to be the leaders of tomorrow. The event has grown from an outreach program in the metro Atlanta area to a statewide program that is one of the largest high school Web design contests in the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about WebChallenge 2006, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webchallenge.org\/index2006.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe state-wide community outreach program for high school students helps advance and enrich their education in technology.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:47:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:16","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2006-05-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}