Distinguished Finalist

Cheryl Delostrinos, 18, of Seattle, Washington, a senior at James A. Garfield High School, helped lead a group of students that repaired and refurbished 125 used computers and then travelled to the Philippines to install them in four rural high schools. Cheryl and other students in a school technology group collected donations of used computers, printers, and monitors from local businesses; held bake sales and raffles to purchase additional parts and cables; and conducted software and Internet training sessions for Philippino students after installing the equipment in their schools.