Students light up contest

A group of Durham students has fought off tough competition from hundreds of schools across the country.
Isabella Entwistle, Grace Hildreth and Ava LocalIsabella Entwistle, Grace Hildreth and Ava Local
Isabella Entwistle, Grace Hildreth and Ava Local

A team of three Year 8 students from Durham High School for Girls won the North East of England prize in The Bright Ideas Challenge.

The winning team created a solar-powered streetlight to ensure streetlights aren’t reliant on the national grid and would generate enough energy to power themselves at night.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Isabella Entwistle, Grace Hildreth and Ava Local have won £1,500 to boost the STEM teaching at their school.

The team will travel to Imperial College London, where they will build a prototype of their idea and compete against 12 others teams.