InvenTeam Students Honored at San Jose City Council Meeting
On Dec. 13, Harker students and InvenTeam members Prag Batra, Arihant Jain, Sachin Jain and Jay Reddy, all grade 12, visited San Jose City Hall, where they and the other members of the team were recognized for their achievement in this year’s InvenTeam initiative by being awarded a commendation from the city. The team’s project is a special generator that can harness solar power without the need for pricey solar panels. In October, the team was awarded a grant of $9,110 to see their project to completion. Impressed with the students’ accomplishment, City Councilman Pete Constant invited them and advisor Anthony Silk, upper school math teacher, to be honored at a city the Dec. 13 council meeting, where the students and Silk met Constant and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed.
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