Theme: Give, Grow, Gain

Summit Prep’s academic program helps create a school culture that values ideas and passion: in other words, a “community of creative thinkers.” Our student body comprises of students coming from heterogeneous backgrounds. Some have a world of exposure, and others are first generation college goers. By the end of each student’s high school experience, they are college and career ready to face and overcome challenges. This year, with a team of engaged and creative students, Summit’s TEDx conference in school will help educate students in subjects not directly taught within the school curriculum and provide an exposure on how to implement the knowledge gained so far. To add, 96% of our student body is accepted to a four year college every year and our six year college graduation rate has surpassed the national average by almost 30 percent. Not to mention, 73% of all our graduates pass at least one AP test, while in the state of California, it is around 25%. These are the qualities that differentiate us from the high schools around us and make Summit a special place.

Summit Preparatory Charter High School
890 Broadway Street
Redwood CIty, California, 94063
United States

Glenn Ried

Matthew Richardson

Before coming to Raspberry Pi, he was a contributing editor for Make: Magazine, the premier magazine for makers. Raspberry Pi was my beat for a majority of his time there, so he kept an eye on Pi projects, hardware, and accessories. He also had the chance to go to many Maker Faires to give talks and meet fellow makers. As part of his new position, he'll continue to go to Maker Faires, but now help carry the Raspberry Pi banner in an official capacity. He is based in San Francisco and as a Raspberry Pi Evangelist. He will be responsible for outreach with a focus on the United States. He'll connect with organizations, talk to people about how they use Raspberry Pi, and make regular appearances here on the blog. l my other interests including technology, making, art, design, travel, airliners, ham radio, television, and a small dash of politics.

Monica Lam

Dr. Monica Lam has been a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University since 1988. She is the Faculty Director of the Stanford MobiSocial Computing Laboratory. She has worked in the areas of architecture, compiler optimization, software analysis to improve security, mobile and social computing. She received a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1987. Lam is an ACM Fellow, received an NSF Young Investigator award in 1992, and has won a range of best paper awards from the ACM. She is a co-author of the "dragon book", the most popular textbook in compilers. She was also the founding CEO of Omlet, a Stanford spinoff working to create an open social platform.

Paul Holland

Sumer Johal

Sumer Johal is Founder and CEO of Agralogics Inc. A seasoned technologist with nearly two decades of entrepreneurial experience, Sumer has held leadership positions across several high-growth companies around the US and the world - from Startup to Publicly held - across several industries. Prior to Agralogics, Sumer was the founder and CEO of bio-energy innovator, Agni Energy, leading the company from concept to commercialization in the US and India. The interest he developed in food and energy sustainability through technology began with his agricultural roots and is what continues to drive his work at Agralogics. Sumer holds a BS and MSE in Computer Science & Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.