Knox News: Alcoa students win Presidential AI Challenge with their Homework Helper
A team of fourth- and fifth-grade students from Alcoa Intermediate School won a Presidential AI Challenge award. The team, supported by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s AI Tennessee initiative, took part in the national challenge with students and teachers from across the country submitting projects and proposals related to AI applications.
Elementary Students Win National AI Competition With Support From AI Tennessee
Supported by AI Tennessee, a team of fourth- and fifth-grade students from Alcoa Intermediate School in Alcoa, Tennessee, won their age group in the national Presidential AI Challenge in Washington, D.C. First Lady Melania Trump presented the students with their award at a White House ceremony on June 9.
Alcoa Students, Murfreesboro Teacher Win State Championship of Presidential AI Challenge
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The White House officially announced Tennessee’s 2026 State Champions of the Presidential AI Challenge. Students from Alcoa Intermediate School (AIS) and a teacher from Murfreesboro City Schools advanced to the regional level, presenting their projects to judges this week. In the Fall of 2025, the White House called on young innovators and […]
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WBIR: Alcoa Intermediate School Students win AI award, set sights on national competition
ALCOA, Tenn. — Members of Alcoa Intermediate School’s artificial intelligence team jump with joy and hug one another upon hearing the words: “And the winning project here is from Alcoa, Tennessee,” which plays over a screen in a classroom. The team won the state championship of the Presidential AI Challenge and is heading to Washington, […]