CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two 7th graders from Palatine have bragging rights for their green energy project displayed at an annual invention convention sponsored by Chicago Innovation.
The Chicago Student Invention Convention, presented by Chicago Innovation, is a flexible curriculum focused on critical thinking, creativity, and innovation for Illinois students grades K-8. In 2019, 3,500 students at 45 schools, youth centers, and library branches participated and created inventions.
Student inventors in the Chicagoland area competed last month to receive state recognition and hopefully advance to the national level. The categories were separated by grade level, as well as an energy industry category that was new this year.
National Qualifiers:
8th grade, Morgan New and RuiHong Lee, from Lenart Regional Gifted Center, with Zero Risk
6th grade, Vivian Chanquin, from Suder Montessori, with WARMZ-SACK
6th grade, Leslie Iniguez and Zharia Montgomery, from Prieto Math & Science Academy, with The Autocover
7th grade, Aanya Sahu and Florian Halimi, from Quest Academy, with ChargAir
6th grade, Lucas Stuckey and Zachary Deutsch, from Blaine Elementary, with Solar-Powered Flashlight Shoe
4th grade, Teddy Barnes and John Barthel, from Pulaski International School, with The Heat Sleeper
8th grade, Ray Beck, from Nettelhorst Elementary, with The Master Caster (TMC)
7th grade, Luis Miguel Garcia and Anzar Ebrahim, from Sauganash Elementary, with Pocket Charger
6th grade, Grace Brown and Eve Partridge, from Quest Academy, with Hungry Fish
5th grade, Nyah Sydnor, from Lenart Regional Gifted Center, with Sauce Saver
4th grade, Malia Guerrero, from Suder Montessori, with Sub-a-dub-dub
3rd grade, Molly Boven, from Lenart Regional Gifted Center, with Glovie Lovie
1st grade, Jaiah Gosa and Kailey McGuire, from Lenart Regional Gifted Center, with Kids Fun Portable Sink
6th grade, Mya Hardamon, from Nettelhorst Elementary, with The Bottle Bungee
7th grade, Stephanie Jiang and Maddison Zaninovic, from James Ward Elementary, with Color Corrector
6th grade, Mikhail Montesinos-Acosta, from Suder Montessori, with The Snow-Mobile
6th grade, Evie Dorfman and Joey Gelfond, from Nettelhorst Elementary, with The Perfect Pup
5th grade, Nicolas Tarrat and TyQuan Leverson, from Jungman Elementary, with The Snappable Glasses
3rd grade, Lucy Kolody, from Skinner West, with Hallway Helper
5th grade, Cayleigh Maxwell and Danielle Lam, from Andrew Jackson Language Academy, with Garbage to Garden
5th grade, Scarlett Toon and Riley Jacobsen, from Blaine Elementary, with Lemonaser
3rd grade, Sonya Tendulkar, from Skinner West, with Bring It!
7th grade, Jhonas Beltran and Shirley Garcia, from Jungman Elementary, with The Shelf-Dropping Locker
5th grade, Charlotte O’Halloran and Helen Long, from Blaine Elementary, with Dog Perfume
7th grade, Brady Seaburg, from Quest Academy, with Anti-Pickpocketing Device
8th grade, Alisa Ratasuk and Nicole Lee, from Quest Academy, with Flashlight Slippers
6th grade, Ivy Frater and Braeden Malayter, from Nettelhorst Elementary, with The Saxophone Surmount
4th grade, Paityn Lanum, from Lenart Regional Gifted Center, with The Oval Office Cleaner
7th grade, Elsa Voss and Charlotte Price, from Sauganash Elementary, with BunHead Hat