Academic Achievement July 10

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on July 10, 2020

• Chadds Ford ninth-grader Pranavh Vallabhaneni was honored for his ingenuity at the fifth annual Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, presented by Raytheon Technologies. He was among nearly 500 award-winning K-12 inventors from across the nation who were celebrated at a virtual awards ceremony held on July 2. "My invention prevents hot car child deaths by detecting for a baby in a car seat and, if present, sends different types of automated alerts to parents and local authorities when the temperature measurements inside the car cross certain temperature thresholds," he said.

• Anna Foster and Zachary Micklin, both of Chadds Ford, were named to the President’s List for the spring semester at the University of Alabama. To be named to the list, a student must have an academic record of 4.0 (all A's).