MN Student Inventors Congress

43 Students Exhibit at “Minnesota Student Inventors Congress” By Melanie Schmidt

South Central Service Cooperative sponsored the “Minnesota Student Inventors Congress” Saturday, April 30 at the Madison East Mall in Mankato. Forty-three original inventions were developed and exhibited by elementary students from the south central Minnesota region. Eleven inventions were selected by the judges to advance to the State Inventors Congress in Redwood Falls on June 10, 11, & 12, 2005. The state event is a non-competitive venue where student and adult inventors from around the state can display their work.

Those projects selected to advance to the State Inventors Congress include:

Belle Plaine Elementary
Jacob Nowak—“The Handy Drinker”
Blayne Prochaska—“The Laundry Wheeler”
Megan Schmidt—“Puppy Parlor”
Abby Brandt—“Mister Retriever”
Jake Liebhard,—“Vent-A-Heat”
Tatiana Boecker—“Solitary Car Finement”

Mankato Public Schools
Julia Gilbert —“The Lazy Reader”

Sibley East Schools
Tara Quast / Hailey Becker—“The Clasp Catcher”
Val Kloeckl—“Coaches Clipboard Connection”

St. Peter Elementary
Kaitlin Kamm—“The Cover It”

Additionally, students voted on what would be their choice of the best invention! This is called the “Kids Choice Award.” Kids Choice Award winners are: Jesse Schwirtz and Robert Harter of Sibley East Schools. Their invention “Spill Defender” is also invited to participate in the state event in June.

For more information about the Minnesota Student Inventors Congress, visit the SCSC website, www.mnscsc.org, or call Melanie Schmidt, Regional Coordinator at 507-317-5386 or the South Central Service Cooperative at 507-389-1425.