Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:33

Ballston Spa Students Selected as Finalists in Invention Convention 2013

By Staff Report | Education

BALLSTON SPA — Eight Ballston Spa Central School District students have been selected as semifinalists from over 1,300 submissions for Invention Convention 2013 in the annual contest sponsored by MiSci (formerly the Schenectady Museum). Three Malta Avenue Elementary School students were selected: fifth-grader Savanna Hardt, Suction Food and Water Bowl; Kaelan Kasowski, Head Foams; and fifth-grader Payton Phillips, Mismatch Tracker.

Milton Terrace North Elementary School had two fifth-graders chosen as semifinalists: Paige Brink, Look Glasses and Jack Davis, Portable Solar Powered Lawn Mover. Three Milton Terrace South Elementary School students also made it to the Invention Convention 2013 semifinals, including second grader Sam Bartgis, Easy Melt Band-Aid; Jenna Gold-Wienk, Marshmello Thins; and Joseph Poirier, Cup on a Cane.

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