A group of 4th-6th grade students from DeKalb County Schools participated Thursday, February 23 in the 25th annual Invention Convention at MTSU. The competition allows students from Middle Tennessee to compete for the opportunity to move on to the national competition in Washington D.C. Each individual or team must create an original game or invention to “make life better” with a budget of $20. Eleven teams from Northside Elementary School (NES), DeKalb Middle School (DMS), and DeKalb West School (DWS) participated in the competition. Three of the teams locally received awards for their entries.
The winners include:
Judges Choice – 4th Grade Games: Zoi Hale & Karson Smallwood from DeKalb West School, for their “Droughts Around the World” game.
Best Presentation – 4th Grade Games: Dare Collins, Andrew Dakas, Kora Kilgore from Northside Elementary School, for their “Let’s Get Fit” game.
2nd Place – 6th Grade Games: Zoe Cripps & Sheridan O’Connor from Dekalb Middle School, for their “Extinction” game.
Additional Participants – Games:
“The Fruit and Veggie Game” – 4th grade (NES) – Katherine Knowles, Caleb Gray, Allison Goodwin
“How to Stop Litter” – 4th Grade (NES) – Keara Milligan, Landon Perdue, Madeline Martin
“Slapparoo!!!” – 5th Grade (DWS) – Jackson Vantrease & Alex Antoniak
“Mathy- Moo” – 5th Grade (NES) – Alia Hawkins & Ian Colwell
“Through the Eras” – 5th Grade (NES) – Laila Clark & Evan Carmichael
“History In the Bag” – 6th Grade Games – Cameron Miller & Darrah Ramsey
Additional Participants – “Make Life Better:”
“Boardzilla” – 4th Grade (NES) – Ian Barnes, Tyler Belcher, Jordan Parker
“The Magnetic Powered Car” – 6th Grade (DWS) – Alex Moreno & Isaac Brown
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