Young Inventors Take One Giant Leap Towards Connecticut's Invention Convention

This story was written by Jennifer Schulten.

12 inventions from sixth grade students from Memorial School were accepted into the Connecticut's Invention Convention. The CIC will take place at UCONN on May 4.

A total of 75 students from the Integrated program participated. The school cafeteria was converted into a middle-school imaginarium so the inventions could be shared with the rest of the student body, faculty and parents.

There were many well-engineered models presented. Observed by a panel of four judges, each invention was evaluated with the following criteria: originality, attention to detail, purpose and practicality, adherence to guidelines and presentation.

Bill Currlin, a former school board member was one of the community members who judged the event. He happily returned after judging previous years saying, "I look forward to this event every year. It's a creative and fascinating how each time around, there are new ideas."

The following students were chosen to move on to the statewide competition held at Gampel Pavillion, on the UCONN campus in Storrs, on May 4th:     

Peter Schulten with The Pedal-Lit
Hannah Huddleston with the Safe-Lock Matchbox
Jayda Avery with the Paste Pods
Skylar Rascati with the ISAFE
Cole Niedmann with the Pro Bag
Jake Woznyk with the Toothbrush Buddy
Haley Zito with the Soft Seat Saddle
Megan Lower with the Bright White
Elsie Leiler with the Bit Blower
Kaitlin Leahy with the Sore-No-More Slider Sleeve
Bridey Morris with the Perfect Patch
D. J. Arnold with the The Twist Revealing Baseball

For photos of all the inventions visit The Invention Album!