Lightning strikes twice as a team of students advance to the semi-final round of an XPRIZE challenge for the second time
For the second time, a group of junior high and high school students at Valley Christian Schools (VCS) made history today by advancing to the semi-final round of the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE challenge.
- For the second time, a group of junior high and high school students at Valley Christian Schools (VCS) made history today by advancing to the semi-final round of the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE challenge.
- They've set their sights on a new challenge - going virtual to create an avatar system that can transport a human presence to a remote location in real-time.
- VCS provides rigorous, college-preparatory programs while challenging students toward lives of character, service, and influence in their individual Quest for Excellence.
- Active competitions include the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, $10M XPRIZE Rainforest, $15M XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion, $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE, $6M XPRIZE Rapid Covid Testing, $5M IBM Watson AI Prize, $5M XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling, $1M Next-Gen Mask Challenge and $500,000 Pandemic Response Challenge.