Invention Convention announces winners
Photo courtesy of Idaho Invention Convention Lakeland Joint School District national qualifiers from the 31st annual Invention Convention.
National qualifiers take the stage at the 31st annual Idaho Invention Convention, held in Moscow March 6 and 7. (Photo courtesy of Idaho Invention Convention)
More than 100 students from across Idaho competed in the 31st annual Idaho Invention Convention at the University of Idaho in Moscow last weekend.
Several from Kootenai County earned top honors.
The first- through 12th-grade students qualified by winning at their regional competitions and competed for best of show and best of category awards as well as patent searches and $1,000 scholarships.
Here are the top young scientists and innovators of the 2020 Idaho Invention convention who hail from North Idaho:
First place winners
Virginia Garey-Watson, adaptations, grade 1-2, Skyway
Carter Tuck, adaptations, grade 3-4, Hayden Meadows
Irelynn Jolley, adaptations, grade 5-6, Forrest Bird Charter
Catherine Roco, adaptations, grade 7-8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Ewan Case, games and gadgets, grade 1-2, Ramsey
Kaelyn Howard, Jules Verne, grade 3-4, Hayden Meadows
Landon Orchard, non-working models, grade 7-8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Julianna Schwam, non-working models, grade 3-4, individual/LAM
Aria Van Hill, working models, grade 1-2, Hayden Meadows
Anna Torgenson, working models, grade 3-4, Hayden Meadows
Blake Brooks, working models, grade 5-6, Garwood Elementary
Second place winners
Maelianna LaPresta, adaptations, grade 1-2, North Idaho STEM Charter
Winston Wade, adaptations, grade 5-6, Selle Valley Carden
Jonathan Gagliardi, gadgets and games, grade 5-6, Northwest Expedition Academy
Benjamin Gagliardi, gadgets and games, grade 1-2, Northwest Expedition Academy
Griffin Carpenter, gadgets and games, grade 3-4, Prairie View
Ben Simmons, Jules Verne, grade 7-8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Elle Sousley, Jules Verne, grade 1-2, Sorensen Magnet
Grant Chouinard, Jules Verne, grade 5-6, Forrest Bird Charter
Gretchen Taylor, non-working models, grade 1-2, Sorensen Magnet
Samantha Laird, non-working models, grade 7-8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Maci Coy, working models, grade 3-4, John Brown
Paige Rief, working models, grade 5-6, Selle Valley Carden
Caden Robinett, working models, grade 8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Third place
Kaitlyn Martin, adaptations, grade 3-4, Greensferry Elementary
Lillian Moser, adaptations, grade 7-8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Savannah Tidd and Anna Pyle, gadgets and games, grade 3-4, Hayden Meadows
Aune Dawson, gadgets and games, grade 5-6, Winton
Harper Gibbar, Jules Verne, grade 1-2, North Idaho STEM Charter
Gabriel Herron, Jules Verne, grade 5-6, Forrest Bird Charter
Rory Spurway, non-working models, grade 3-4, Garwood Elementary
Bentley Waldo, non-working models, grade 1-2, North Idaho STEM Charter
Scarlett Clugston, non-working models, grade 5-6, Garwood Elementary
Mackenzie Brown, non-working models, grade 7-8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Cole Paquin, working models, grade 3-4, Dalton
Best of category
Annelise Chavez, adaptations, grade 1-2, North Idaho STEM Charter - Best
Charlotte Hober, games and gadgets, grade 3-4, Skyway
Halle Wyman, Jules Verne, grade 5-6, Selle Valley Carden
Isabella Platt, non-working models, grade 7-8, North Idaho STEM Charter
Mia Stroh, Jules Verne, grade 3-4, Garwood Elementary
Grand champion high school: Grace Gardiner, Jules Verne, grade 9-12, North Idaho STEM Charter