*Provided by Jennifer Ferguson, GT Teacher*

34 CMS GT students traveled to Kilgore on Monday, April 6 to compete at Innovative Inventions. Students spent the last several weeks preparing for the competition. They had to brainstorm many products that could use improvement, create a working prototype, prepare a display board with all of their research and information, and compile a notebook that contained
all of their brainstorming and research. At the competition, they presented their new product to the judges in a convention type setting. In addition to their invention being judged, students were given a task to complete. They were allotted  an hour to draft a contraption showing  the process of a mouse changing a light bulb using multiple specific objects and at least
15 steps.

*Students will be hosting a showcase where all of the students will be
presenting their products to the public on April 28th from 5:30-7:30 in the
High School Cafeteria. *

The students did an excellent job representing  our campus and Center ISD.
Our campus brought home 8 awards including:

Nan Cii and Alec Dykes- 1st place for Effective Display for “The Dream
Note” (A notebook, sharpener, dry erase board, pencil pouch combination)

Kamryn Holt and Esther Mergerson- 2nd Place on Notebook and Research for
the “Stuffy Gadget” (A stuffed animal/Phone combination)

Angie Morales and McKenzi Jowers- 2nd place for Prototype Performance for
“E.G.J.” (A hoodie, earmuff, glove combination)

Kristen Orsak, Jack Callen Watlington, and Aidan Hagler- 2nd place for
Potential Benefit to Society  for “Auto-Water” (An automatic watering
system using collected rain water)

Celeste Gibson and Makayla Mayo- 2nd place for Innovative Design for
“Puddle Catchers” (A diaper with extra padding and built in baby powder)

Annah Kate Morris and Keelan Williams- 2nd place for Effective Display for
“Noodle ‘n’ Lazy (A pool noodle chair and attached cooler

Enrique Leon and Alan Tello- 3rd place for Potential Benefit to Society for
“DuoBrush” (A double sided toothbrush)

Tatum Mettauer and Caroline Scull- 3rd place for Innovative Design for
“Magni-Pins” (A Push Pin/Magnet Combination)