EMERSON 4TH GRADER CAPTURES FIRST AT INVENTION CONVENTION

Emerson 4th grader Claire Martin and her winning Invention Convention display.

Using their imaginations to help solve a problem they encounter in their everyday lives, nine elementary and middle schools students brought their inventions to the annual Invention Convention at the Great Lakes Science Center. Emerson fourth-grader Claire Martin earned first place and $500 in her 4^th grade division for her Kids Can Pour system, which helps kids pour full, heavy gallon milk jugs without spilling.

Martin’s KCP system includes replacing the screw cap with a pour spout that prevents “glug.”  The cup can be placed into a koozie-type holder that doesn’t skid on the counter so that you can use two hands to pour and not have to hold the glass with one.

A number of other students won Honorable Mentions and $50 savings bonds. Those students are:

• Eliza Richardson, Emerson, 5^th grade

• Gabby Murray, Emerson, 5^th grade

• Riley Geyer, Emerson, 5^th grade

• Rachel Owen, Grant, 5^th grade

• Aoife Fox, Harding, 8^th grade

• Alex Figueroa, Harding, 8^th grade
  

Emerson 5th grader Safe Jassani and Harding 8th grader Kayla Pierce also competed in the finals at the Science Center. Congratulations to all!