Students from Stratford High School in South Carolina earned 2nd place among the US finalists in the 2008 Oracle Academy Global Data Modeling Competition, and 11th place globally with their project “Weather Co.”.
The winning students, led by teacher Michael Eason, were recognized for outstanding analytical and technology skills used to create a database that tracks and stores meteorological data.
The U.S. students were honored along with students from Egypt, Romania, Serbia and Singapore.
The Oracle Academy sponsors the annual competition to help students develop the business and technology skills required for 21st century careers. Students who participate in the competition utilize advanced analytical and technology skills — skills that are in high-demand in a global workforce.
The competition, which is open to students from participating Oracle Academy institutions worldwide, challenges students to analyze the requirements of a particular business and develop a data model that demonstrates the flow of information within that business, a sophisticated process that is typically taught in the university setting and is critical to building database systems.
The 2008 competition included more than 100 entries. A global team of volunteer experts from industry and education reviewed each entry for business, technical, and communications excellence.
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