2001 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program Winners List
Grades 2-5

First Place
Tool: Ladder Increaser
Student: Timothy J. Kenny
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Lorrie Lane
School: Bernardsville Middle School
Bernardsville, NJ

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Description:
This tool solves the problem of using a stepladder safely on uneven surfaces. It has an adjustable set of legs so that you can extend the back legs to fit any situation.

Second Place
Tool: Improved Residential Mailbox Flag
Student: Rob W. Kastner
Grade: 4th
Teacher: William E. Kimmick
School: Liberty Corner School
Basking Ridge, NJ

Description:
This tool makes it easier to put and keep up a mailbox flag. The mail carrier can raise the flag without even touching it.

Third Place
Tool: Bendable Broom
Student: Peter J. Hosinski
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Vivian D. Levine
School: Davenport School
Stamford, CT

Description:
This tool allows you to sweep in those hard to reach areas. The tool stays in place after bending the middle section.

First Place
Tool: The Shoe Lace Helper
Student: Rachel A. Kaminsky
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Frances M. Zucchetto
School: Concord Road Elementary School
Ardsley, NY

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Description:
This tool helps kids tie their shoe laces. It is a guide that kids could follow for remembering how to tie their shoes.

Second Place
Tool: The Bulb Blaster
Student: Brendan J. Dwyer
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Louis S. Pellegrino
School: Ocean Avenue School
Northport, NY

Description:
This time-saving tool digs a hole with muscle power to the right depth in any kind of soil and puts the bulb in the right spot all in one step.

Third Place
Tool: The Unlocker
Student: Sasha K. Seroy
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Katarina H. Klaf
School: PS 77 - NYC Laboratory School
New York, NY

Description:
The purpose of this tool is to help people open boxes. It makes it easier to open the box because it lifts up the nail and takes it out of the hole.

First Place
Tool: Water Miser
Student: Taylor A. Drane
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Janette R. Thibodeau
School: Schwarzkopf Elementary
Lutz, FL

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Description:
This tool allows people to water their plants and conserve water at the same time. You are able to give each plant a container full of water that is delivered directly to the roots.

Second Place
Tool: Sno-Scooter
Student: Lee M. Friedkin
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Sheila W. Hartzler
School: Parkview Baptist School
Baton Rouge, LA

Description:
This tool will make an ordinary land scooter into a scooter that can be used on the snow.

Third Place
Tool: Tire Washer 900
Student: Blaine E. Tooley
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Sheri Allen
School: Country Day School
Baton Rouge, LA

Description:
The function of this tool is to make it easier for you to wash the tires on your car or truck.

First Place
Tool: The Sodium Chloride Slide
Student: Kayla A. Scott
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Debra A. Hartwig
School: MI Day Elementary
Minerva, OH

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Description:
The function of this tool is to raise heavy bags of salt for a water softener so a person does not have to lift them up from the floor.

Second Place
Tool: Rescue Tube
Student: Tessa R. DiGiacomo
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Gretchen F. Wearstler
School: MI Day Elementary
Minerva, OH

Description:
This tool can be used to save people that fall through the ice. This tool can reach a person that has fallen far out on the ice.

Third Place
Tool: Five Day Cat Feeder
Student: Jordan A. Cross
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Debra A. Hartwig
School: MI Day Elementary
Minerva, OH

Description:
This tool will allow you to measure out the appropriate amount of cat food needed for daily feedings.

First Place
Tool: The Easy Lift Trash Can
Student: Tony D. Jarecki
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Dean Jarecki
School: Christ is the Way Home School
Lindsay, NE

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Description:
The function of this tool is to get the trash bag out of the trash can without struggling.

Second Place
Tool: Easy Reach Coat Rack
Student: Samuel L. Wolock
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Telia S. Gilcrest
School: Mission Trail Elementary
Leawood, KS

Description:
The function of this tool is to make it easy for all members of the household to reach the coat rack, especially young children.

Third Place
Tool: Wastenopaste
Student: Peter D. Badovinac
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Sheila I. Frankel
School: Thomas Jefferson School
Hoffman Estates, IL

Description:
This tool is a toothpaste dispenser which only gives out the amount of toothpaste you want and wasting none.

First Place
Tool: Easy Trim
Student: Phillip K. Mitchell
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Debra A. Mitchell
School: J.B. Stephens Elementary
Bangs, TX

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Description:
The function of this tool is to help get goats or lambs ready for a livestock show. The tool allows for easy trimming and grooming of livestock.

Second Place
Tool: Slingo 2001
Student: Jimmy D. Zimmermann
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Holly J. Kundrock
School: Memorial Drive Elementary
Houston, TX

Description:
The function of this tool is to allow you to play catch with your dog without having to throw the ball yourself.

Third Place
Tool: Skimmer Hand
Student: Amanda K. Crowe
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Holly J. Kundrock
School: Memorial Drive Elementary
Houston, TX

Description:
The purpose of this tool is for picking up the skimmer basket in the swimming pool without getting your hands in the water.