Wolf Administration Reminds High School Students to Enter “Innovations Challenge”

Wolf Administration Reminds High School Students to Enter "Innovations
Challenge"

12/19/2017-KING OF PRUSSIA

With the Jan. 31 deadline to enter approaching fast, the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Department of
Education (PDE) are reminding high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors
to
get their entries in for the first PennDOT Innovations Challenge.

The PennDOT Innovations Challenge asks students to look at technologies and

innovative methods, aside from traditional paid advertising, marketing and
social media channels, that can be developed in the next five to ten years
to
curb unsafe teen driving practices.

"Pennsylvania's high school students are among the best and brightest in
the
nation, and the PennDOT Innovations Challenge gives Pennsylvania high
school
students an opportunity to take on the issue of reducing traffic crashes,
craft
solutions and make positive changes," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S.
Richards. "We are challenging our next generation of leaders to become an
active part of the solution in helping develop innovative ways to tackle
this
transportation issue."

The Innovations Challenge aims to not only help students explore real
transportation challenges that PennDOT is facing, but also open their minds
to
the very real possibility of working for PennDOT after graduation.

"Today's high school students are tomorrow's leaders, and the Innovations
Challenge enables them to play an active role in helping solve real-world
problems, like unsafe driving," said Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera.
"By
engaging in activities like this, students can not only put their
critical-thinking and design skills to the test, but they can also serve as

ambassadors for safe driving to their peers."

Eleven regional winners will be selected and be invited to compete in
Harrisburg for the grand championship in April 2018. PennDOT intends for
the
Innovations Challenge to become an annual event.

For complete Innovations Challenge details visit
www.penndot.gov/innovation.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Jan Huzvar, PennDOT, 717-783-8800
Casey Smith, Education, 717-783-9802

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