Invention Convention announces North Idaho winners
Hayden Canyon Charter students and sisters Autumn Schwam (left, second grade) and Julianna Schwam (fourth grade) earned best of show in the North Idaho Regional Invention Convention for first through fourth grades with their invention, "Cord Keeper." This invention keeps cords off the ground so they don't get in the way.
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North Idaho STEM Charter Academy student Ethan Hunt won best of show for fifth through eighth grades in the 2021 North Idaho Regional Invention Convention with his Jules Verne invention, "Electrical Spine Tingling Implant." Ethan designed this project to be a spine implant that shocks spinal damage and injects a peptide into the PKMzeta protein of the spine. This could allow people with spinal cord injuries to walk again.
Congratulations are in order for the students who participated in the 2021 North Idaho Regional Invent Idaho Invention Convention.
All first, second, third, Best of Category and Best of Show winners qualify for the Invent Idaho State Finals that will be held virtually March 5 and 6. Ribbons and plaques will be delivered to schools or mailed in the next week or so.
"Congratulations for being amazing real-world problem solvers! Keep inventing!" Invent Idaho Invention Convention state director Beth Brubaker stated in the announcement Feb. 6.
Drum roll, please! And the winners are:
ADAPTATIONS
Grade 1-2
First place: Merrick Morse, North Idaho STEM Charter, “SC 9,000”
Second place: Sydney Viaud, North Idaho STEM Charter, “BandAde HandAde”
Third place: Genevieve Villelli, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Candy Scarecrow”
Grade 3-4
First place: Remmington Mort, Selle Valley Carden School, “Feeder Waterer”
Second place: Eli Ashby and Mia Stroh, Bryan Elementary and Idaho Virtual Academy, “Heart Helper”
Third place: Ava Keppner, North Idaho STEM Charter, “The No Shed Dog Brush”
Grade 5-6
First place: Reagan Laird, North Idaho STEM Charter, “The Boot De-Icer”
Second place: Summer Spiker, Hayden Meadows, “The Helmet Trackey”
Third place: Tanner Smith, Northwest Expedition Academy, “Hoverboard”
Grade 7-8
First place: Matilda Hughes, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Reusable Bamboo Bags”
Second place: Alyssa Caywood, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Wired Athletic Braces”
Third place: Tristan Smith, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Fire Goo”
Best of category: Mackenzie Conley, North Idaho STEM Charter, “BladeSafe”
GAMES AND GADGETS
Grade 3-4
First place: Danica Pratt, Prairie View Elementary, “Yahtzopoly”
Second place: Ava Shields, Prairie View Elementary, “Dessert Rush”
Third place: Alister Campbell and Cody Sutich, Hayden Meadows, “Mutant Monsters”
Grade 5-6
First place: Matthew Gardiner, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Agiritiso”
Best of category: Daniel Gourley, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Shapes Race”
JULES VERNE
Grade 1-2
First place: Olivia Graybeal, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Loosey Toothy”
Second place: Marley Montague, North Idaho STEM Charter, “The Lazy Robot”
Grade 3-4
First place: Amelia Price, Taya Hill and Autumn Booth, Sorensen Magnet School, “Future Reader”
Best of category: Caleb Baumbach, Summit Christian Academy, “Tyke Shield”
Grade 5-6
First place: Dominick Tuskan and Josh Callender, Lakeland Junior High, “Invisible Humvee”
Second place: Kinsley and Halle Meier, Hayden Meadows, “The Protection Orb”
Grade 7-8
Best of show grades 5-8: Ethan Hunt, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Electrical Spine Stimulating Implant”
NON-WORKING MODELS
Grade 1-2
First place: Xander VanEaton, Ramsey Magnet School, “The Lego Rail”
Second place: Denali Nass, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Sensor Machine”
Third place: Westley Ngo, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Helper Planter: Tree Holder:
Grade 3-4
First place: Augustus Brown, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Augmented Reality Terrain Avoidance System (ARTAS)”
Second place: Charlotte Hober, Sorensen Magnet School, “The Wattch”
Third place: Kendalyn Bowlby, Summit Christian Academy, “The Beep Seat”
Grade 5-6
First place: Isabelle Meredith, Lakeland Junior High, “Famous Monument”
Second place: James Smith, Selle Valley Carden School, “The Easy Egg”
Third place: Libby Kennedy, Lakeland Junior High, “The Glitter Printer”
Grade 7-8
First place: Kodiak Foster, North Idaho STEM Charter, “UV CLEAN”
Second place: Kyle Rohlinger, North Idaho STEM Charter, “The Curvy Chair”
Best of category: Micah Collins, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Dashing Disc Discoverer”
WORKING MODELS
Grade 1-2
First place: Finn Hebener, Sorensen Magnet School, “The Fan Hand”
Grade 3-4
First place: Kolton Gayman, Northwest Expedition Academy, “The Pod Mask”
Second place: Jax Pearson, Summit Christian Academy, “Book Holder”
Third place: Eloise Mandel, Sorensen Magnet School, “Litter Getter”
Best of show, grades 1-4: Autumn and Julianna Schwam, Hayden Canyon Charter, “Cord Keeper”
Grade 5-6
First place: Jerry Jones, North Idaho STEM Charter, “The Germinator”
Second place: Amelia Freeman, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Shake Chair 3,000”
Third place: Halle Breaux, Hayden Meadows, “Halle’s Rainpack”
Grade 7-8
First place: Samuel Wilson, North Idaho STEM Charter, “Tree Cannon"
Second place: Melody Mack, North Idaho STEM Charter, “The Economically Helpful Machine”
Best of category: Chelsea Venning, North Idaho STEM Charter, “The Plant Saver”
Info: www.inventidaho.com
