2019 Regional Qualifier
Savannah Regionals
2019 Savannah Regional Qualifier
Elementary School Division Winners
The E-Band
Students | Laura Varner
Teacher | Latrisha Dukes
School | Garrison School for the Arts
Helpful Hatters
Students | Cameron Ambier, Katelyn Marsengli, and Raegan Rychel
Teacher | Mary Beth Hannan and Susan Daly
School | May Howard Elementary School
Middle School Division Winners
Pure Bucket
Students | Jordan Santos, Mary Bucci, and Shakira Small
Teacher | Stacie Pottenger
School | East Broad Street K-8
Desk To Go
Students | Brooke Bias, Ly'Naja Jenkins, and Agni Papaconstatinou
Teacher | Wanda Hopkins
School | George WJ DeRenne Middle School
High School Division Winners
h2Go
Students | Destiny Allen, Daena Brink, and Cole Kitchens
Teacher | Vanessa Walthour
School | Savannah Arts Academy
2019 State Finals | K-12 InVenture Prize
Elementary Division
Simply Sanitized
1st Place
Students | Haleigh Bagwell, Addison Colton, and Reese McCarthy
Teacher | Stephanie Sumner
Kelly Mill Elementary School | Forsyth County
Helicopters use buckets of fire retardant and water to fight fires. When the bucket is dipped back in the lakes the fish are harmed by the chemicals that were used. Our product will clean the bucket after it has dumped the fire retardant and water on the fire which will save the fish.
The Jogger's Light
2nd Place
Students | Regie Ingram and Anabelle Hebner
Teacher | Catherine Muller
Charles Drew Charter School | Atlanta Public Schools
There are many car crashes each year caused because the car drivers can’t see joggers on the road; our innovation solves this problem. Our prototype has magnets going through coils of wire to light up an LED that joggers can wear. This invention will save many lives at a price around $25. There are products like this, but they are not very affordable for everyone. The other products cost $80 to $100, also this product is one of the only products to use more then one LED.
Safe Space
3rd Place
Students | Brooke Leslie, Rajat Ravi, and Vihaan Anumula
Teacher | Sharon McKenney
East Side Elementary School | Cobb County
[There is] a problem with overcrowding in school bus seats that results in unsafe conditions when the bus swerves around corners. With three or four to a seat and large, heavy backpacks on their lap, students frequently get thrown off the seat as the bus turns a corner. Therefore, they created a strap to be attached to the seat in front of them that would hold their back packs off of their lap and provide them with more seat room and a safer ride.
Middle Division
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Salinity Saver
1st Place
Students | Jack Whittemore
Teacher | Rhonda Lewis
Madras Middle School | Coweta County
My design is a self contained water purification device that currently can decrease the salinity of saltwater by about 1,000 ppm. It uses heat from either a UV heating device, or the sun. The design can purify water in foreign countries that have limited access to freshwater, or can serve Naval purposes. The design consists of three main parts. The funnel, the collector, and the outer shell itself. The first prototype proved to be successful, but the second gave better results. The significance of this product is that it provides water to places where freshwater is scarce and saltwater is plentiful.
Baby Buds: Infrared Thermometer
2nd Place
Students | Layla Brown
Teacher | Jennifer Ham
Mossy Creek Middle School | Houston County
Baby Buds is an infrared thermometer that uses thermophile sensors to detect changes in infrared radiation in young children. This revolutionary invention could ease the mind of new parents and help them save money on unnecessary trips to the doctor.
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Eyes on the Road
3rd Place (tie)
Students | Jeshal Patel, Alexander Guerror, and Tommy Grover
Teacher | Amanda Montgomery
Louise Radloff Middle School | Gwinnett County
It's late at night and you're driving. You feel yourself start to get sleepy, but, you can't stop. Eyes on the Road (Anti-Sleep Defense System) is an app available on IOS and Google Play platforms. With built in facial recognition software, the app will detect if your eyes are closed or "droopy" for a specific amount of time. When detected it sounds an alarm that can only be turned off by pressing a button on your phone, indicating that you are awake and alert. Eyes on the Road (ASDS), keeping the roads safe both day and night.
LitKey
3rd Place (tie)
Students | Chris Bond, T.J. Lu, and Parker Hanawalt
Teacher | Carolyn Freeman
Malcom Bridge Middle School | Oconee County
LitKey is an easy to use keyboard cleaner that uses ultraviolet light to kill all the germs and bacteria on the keyboard in very little time.
High Division
Quic-Cric
1st Place
Students | Eric Simon, Rishab Veldur, and Katherine McNeice
Teacher | Ann Baxley
Walton High School | Cobb County
The current method [for a cricothyrotomy] requires a multitude of tools and is difficult to do successfully in high stress environments. The Quic-Cric integrates all tools necessary to perform cricothyrotomies by one paramedic. The device is especially advantageous when the procedure must be performed in an ambulance, helicopter, or other moving vehicle. Furthermore, it allows for the paramedic to be more confident when performing the operation, increasing the likelihood the procedure will be used in the correct circumstances. The Quic-Cric reduces the variables in cricothyrotomies that would otherwise result in failure.
ID-ME
2nd Place
Students | Brenna Schexnaydor, Amelia Davidson, and Emily Adams
Teacher | Orla Thomas
Northgate High School | Coweta County
Device is a bracelet which contains holds a recording device which can be used by autistic children to play personalized messages. The idea is to allow them to have a voice in every situation, for example Halloween trick or treating, birthday parties, etc.
Mouthwash Pods through Spherification
3rd Place
Students | Carolyn Lee, Jessica Rutledge, and Katie Bender
Teacher | Kevin Arne
Atlanta International School | Fulton County
We are currently developing mouthwash pods using the food chemistry process of spherification. Our goal is to create a method to eliminate plastic packaging from household liquids like mouthwash. This is important because most household liquids are not only a mixture of toxic chemicals, but they come in packaging that is bad for the environment. The process of creation involves the chosen liquid, calcium lactate, and sodium alginate. This product is aimed to be used at not only homes but also for traveling purposes.
Specialty Awards
Pack and Roll
IronCAD Award (ES)
Students | Darby Graham
Teacher | Suzanne Clark
Matt Elementary School | Forsyth County
The Pack and Roll is a simple device that helps with tendonitis. The technology behind this is the heated foot roller, and the board at 120 degrees. My targeted audience is dancers and athletes, even normal people that were just born with it. The Pack and Roll has been modified by testing with a prototype, sketching in Tinkercad and developing a 3D model. In doing some research and it was determined that heat is better than ice with tendonitis. Which means, instead of a cooling unit or icing your heel, putting a warming pad or my heated roller helps more.
Quic-Cric
IronCAD Award (HS)
Students | Eric Simon, Rishab Veldur, and Katherine McNeice
Teacher | Ann Baxley
Walton High School | Cobb County
The current method [for a cricothyrotomy] requires a multitude of tools and is difficult to do successfully in high stress environments. The Quic-Cric integrates all tools necessary to perform cricothyrotomies by one paramedic. The device is especially advantageous when the procedure must be performed in an ambulance, helicopter, or other moving vehicle. Furthermore, it allows for the paramedic to be more confident when performing the operation, increasing the likelihood the procedure will be used in the correct circumstances. The Quic-Cric reduces the variables in cricothyrotomies that would otherwise result in failure.
ID-ME
TAG Manufacturing Award
Students | Brenna Schexnaydor, Amelia Davidson, and Emily Adams
Teacher | Orla Thomas
Northgate High School | Coweta County
Device is a bracelet which contains holds a recording device which can be used by autistic children to play personalized messages. The idea is to allow them to have a voice in every situation, for example Halloween trick or treating, birthday parties, etc.
Play Chase
People's Choice Award
Students | Skylar Kennett, Felix Galindez, and Kassidy Brown
Teacher | Michelle Thompson
Effingham College and Career Academy | Effingham County
When you come home from a long day at work or school, do you find it hard to find the energy to play with your dog? The Play Chase could be the solution to this problem. Controlled by an app on your smart device, this interactive dog toy has both manual and programmable settings allowing you to interact with your dog in many ways. The toy is spherical in shape allowing it to easily roll over smooth surfaces. The toy is durable in design lasting through the toughest chewers. However, the covering can be replaced if necessary. Keep your dog entertained for hours with this innovative toy.
Brainplex
Youngest Participant Award
Students | Evelynne Baskett
Teacher | Amanda Baskett
Shoal Creek Elementary School | Rockdale County
BrainPlex is an app to let you pick your dreams. Imagine if you could look at your phone before you sleep and pick what dream you have in your brain! Dreams happen when neurons cross during REM sleep. I have tested triggers including pictures, sounds, and smells then measured brainwaves using Mindware. I also surveyed my dreamers to see what dream they had. I have coded an app to include triggers that worked. My goal is for BrainPlex to be Netflix for your dreams. Happy dreaming!
Jacket Detector
Best Overall K-2 Award
Students | Brock Gebhardt, Lucas Schreiber, and Sam Mozier
Teacher | Laura Fedorchuk
Kelly Mill Elementary School | Forsyth County
Top Teacher Awards
InVenture is only possible because teachers choose to dedicate their own time above and beyond to implement InVenture with their students and in their classroom. The top teachers are recognized as the teachers of the first place division winners.
Top Teacher | Ann Baxley
Walton High School | Cobb County
Top Teacher | Stephanie Sumner
Kelly Mill Elementary School | Forsyth County
Top Teacher | Laura Fedorchuk
Kelly Mill Elementary School | Forsyth County
Top Teacher | Rhonda Lewis
Madras Middle School | Coweta County
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State Finals Spotlights
Erika Tyburski
Keynote Speaker
Erika is a 2012 graduate from Georgia Tech's Biomedical Engineering and won 2nd place in the 2013 Georgia Tech InVenture Prize with her invention, AnemoCheck, a color-based disposable screening tool for anemia. Erika is the CEO and co-founder of Sanguina, a company that spun out of Georgia Tech and Emory University in 2014. Sanguina is focused on development and launch of home-use wellness tools. Since then, Sanguina has raised over $1.5M in non-dilutive grant funding for continued development and commercialization of several technologies. In 2017, the company received FDA clearance on AnemoCheck for clinical use, and the company is currently pursuing over-the-counter clearance. Erika holds one method patent for her AnemoCheck technology, and has several others pending. Erika also functions as the Director of Operations for the newly NIH-funded Atlanta Center for Microsystems-Engineered Point-of-Care Technologies.
Cameron Schriner
IronCAD Representative
IronCAD is a proud partner with K-12 InVenture Prize and sponsor of IronCAD software to participating K-12 InVenture Prize teachers and students over the course of the year. IronCAD also sponsors the IronCAD Award, which is awarded to the top team using IronCAD in their design and prototyping.
Scott Frank
GIPA Representative
The Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA) is a proud partner with K-12 InVenture Prize and sponsor of first place division winners awarded a professional patent search and, if feasible, a patent filing.
Steve Justice
Georgia Centers of Innovation Representative
The Georgia Centers of Innovation is a proud partner with K-12 InVenture Prize and sponsor of trophies for the first place division winners for their school.
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2019 U.S. Nationals | National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo
Select teams from the K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals advanced to represent the State of Georgia at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S. Nationals.
Elementary School Division
Scandicapped
Anna Gareau, Cooper Dyson, and Claire Kinnaman, Grade 5
2nd place in 5th grade
Patent Application Award
Middle School Division
Soft Storage
Rebekah Bushmire and Isabella Hickey, Grade 7
Household Organization and Appliances
Industry Innovation Award
High School Division
Deployable Ballistic Resistant Shieldn
Noah Martin, Grade 10
1st place in 10th grade
Home and Safety Award
Mouthwash Pods through Spherification
Carolyn Lee and Katie Bender, Grade 9 and 10
3rd place in 10th grade
Quic-Cric
Eric Simon, Rishab Veldur, and Katherine McNeice, Grade 11
2nd place in 11th grade
Patent Application Award
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