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Chandler second-grade team wins state AI challenge

A second-grade team from Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School is a category Arizona state champion of the 2026 Presidential AI Challenge, advancing to a regional competition. From the left are Eli Kumar, Santiago Laborin and Anthony Gomez.

Courtesy of Kim Alvin De Lara

Kim Alvin De Lara, a Hartford Encinias Elementary second-grade teacher and STEM ambassador in Chandler, stated in the release that out of 2,500 projects, Hartford’s AI proposal was one of the winners.

Courtesy of Kim Alvin De Lara

The Presidential AI Challenge is a nationally judged competition in which K-12 youth, educators, mentors and community teams come together to solve real-world problems in their communities using AI-powered solutions.

One of the winners this year is from Chandler, according to a news release.

The second-grade team at Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary School is the Arizona state champion of the 2026 Presidential AI Challenge in the “Track 1 Elementary Category,” according to the release.

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