01/23/2023

In January, the Highlands Middle School 6th Grade Innovation classes participated in the Inventionland Institute’s second quarterly competition.  

In preparation for the competition, the students worked individually or in small teams to brainstorm invention ideas. They researched their concepts, built prototypes and learned how to package and market their inventions. During the competition days, the students pitched their invention idea to the judges. 

First Place winners from each quarter will compete in the Regional Inventionland competition in May 2023. 

Taught by Mrs. Marcie Wallace, the Innovation class is standards-aligned and modeled after the same inventing processes used by Inventionland, a long-standing, Western PA-based design and invention factory.

Congratulations to the 2nd Quarter Winners!  

5th Period Class

1st PLACE - Multi-sports Carrier

Julian Jiggetts, Nico Malta & Liam Behanna

 

2nd PLACE - Pocket Hat

Jonavan White

 

3rd PLACE - Flight Box

Arius Alvarenga, Brayden Black & Landon McCarroll

 

7th Period Class

1st PLACE - Infinity Binder

Camdyn Case, Brody Petrak & Charles Eisenberg

 

2nd PLACE - Art Supply Box

Abigail Bender, Dior Green, Ella Prager & Mya Robinson

 

3rd PLACE - Beepo

Maria Bianco, Keira Chiappino, Conyr Townsend & Peyton Wilhelm

 

Photo Gallery of winners and participants: