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                <title>HHS Team Places 2nd in Technovation Challenge</title>
                <description><![CDATA[GeekChic, ateam of 5 Homestead High School freshmengirls, won second place in this years Technovation Challenge,an all-girls contest in which the winners get $10,000 to develop a mobile app. This year&amp;#39;s competition drew 137 teams form around the World and only the team from New York bested the Homestead Team. GeekChic&amp;#39;s winning app is aimed to help pet owners. A perfect companion for pet lovers, pet owners, and those who would simply like to contribute to their community, Pet Stop is an app that enables the user to efficiently access pet-relevant information &amp;ldquo;on-the-go.&amp;rdquo; By retrieving the user&amp;rsquo;s location via GPS and integrating with Google Places and the petfinder API, Pet Stop helps displays the nearest veterinarians and adoptable pets. Through a user-friendly forum feature, Pet Stop allows users to post about pets they have lost and report found pets. Perfectly packaged together in an intuitive way, Pet Stop is an app that can be used in every community. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <title>Monta Vista Students Win Lodging Management Competition</title>
                <description><![CDATA[Sacramento, CA &amp;ndash; High school hospitality students from Monta Vista High School took home the international title in the tenth annual American Hotel Lodging Educational Instititute (EI) International Lodging Management Program (LMP) Competition, held April 10-12 in Orlando, FL. The Monta Vista team of Emily Hong, Michelle Li, Sonal Patel, and Isabella Zhang, a team of 10 th grade girls, under the leadership of teacher Carl Schmidt, took top honors at the annual competition. This was the first ever entry from a California high school into this competition. &amp;ldquo;The key is no one wins alone&amp;rdquo;, stated Carl Schmidt when asked about his team&amp;rsquo;s victory. Teacher Carl Schmidt incorporated the Lodging Management Program into his curriculum in September 2012, recognizing there was a need to teach about the fundamentals of the lodging industry. He wished to thank the California Hotel Lodging Association for supporting their team, and also the management and staff at the Doubletree San Jose, for their support including interviews, hotel tours and time. General Manager Rob Balmer, who also serves on the CHLAEF has been an advocate for the hospitality career training programs at the high school and community college levels. Carl Schmidt is a teacher and founder of the hospitality program at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, as well as the DECA advisor, and also the Director of the Silicon Valley DECA. The students on the winning team were awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships from universities and colleges from across the country. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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