2004 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program Winners List
Grades 6-8

First Place
Tool: Grip Stick
Student: Alyssa Zordan
Grade: 7th
Teacher: Rick Fasciano
School: Torrington Middle School
Torrington, CT

Description:
A retractable metal tube with spikes on the bottom fits over a cane to help the elderly walk on ice.

Second Place
Tool: Peek Free Privacy Fence
Student: Katharine Meinertz
Grade: 6th
Teacher: Mark Sylvestre
School: Gallagher Middle School
Smithfield, RI

Description:
A two-section fence adds four feet more privacy when one is lifted atop the other.

Third Place
Tool: The Angel of Mercy
Student: Christian Viola
Grade: 6th
Teacher: Rosalie Zonder
School: Our Lady of Mercy
Madison, CT

Description:
A gondola lifted hydraulically provides a safe haven for victims and firefighters.

First Place
Tool: Sit and Go
Student: Renee Steinberg
Grade: 7th
Teacher: Devorah Freilich
School: Magen David Yeshivah
Brooklyn, NY

Description:
A folding chair attached to a rolling suitcase provides convenient seating for travelers, both young and old.

Second Place
Tool: Adjusti-Horse
Student: Matthew Sisto
Grade: 6th
Teacher: Linda McMahon
School: Bernardsville Middle School
Bernardsville, NJ

Description:
With adjustable legs, this tool provides a level surface while you are working on a sloped ground.

Third Place
Tool: The Mechanical Plunger
Student: Alex Stinson
Grade: 8th
Teacher: Linda Doyle
School: Lake Braddock Middle School
Burke, VA

Description:
A device to help gardeners push wet clay and dirt out of their hole digger, used to plant bulbs.

First Place
Tool: Wide Load
Student: Daniel Gardiner
Grade: 8th
Teacher: Jennifer Gebo
School: New Garden Friends School
Greensboro, NC

Description:
A hatch on the front of a wheelbarrow makes it easy to dump the cargo with little lift.

Second Place
Tool: Rabino-Whisk
Student: Seth Rabinowitz
Grade: 6th
Teacher: Peggy Fiveash
School: Shilling Farms Middle School
Collierville, TN

Description:
A small, plastic pushing plate helps lean batter off a whisk.

Third Place
Tool: Canoe Mobilizer
Student: Daniel Soyars
Grade: 8th
Teacher: Julie Taylor
School: Southwestern Middle School
DeLand, FL

Description:
A lightweight trailer of PVC piping, a fabric sling and wheels, to move a canoe or kayak.

First Place
Tool: The Easy Door Assist
Student: Katelyn Eubank
Grade: 7th
Teacher: Cindy Brewbaker
School: Indianola Middle School
Indianola, IA

Description:
Four vertical rollers on the sides of a wheelchair help older or disabled people get through doors easier.

Second Place
Tool: The Roofer's Dream
Student: Chandler Macocha
Grade: 8th
Teacher: Mary Stein
School: Oxford Middle School
Oxford, MI

Description:
Wheels, extendable tubing and a grip adapt a shingle remover to different lengths, roofing angles and jobs.

Third Place
Tool: The "Old Glory" Keeper
Student: Lauren Stanula
Grade: 7th
Teacher: Susan Wolfe
School: St. Andrew
Milford, OH

Description:
A combination storage box/flag holder/display unit for the American Flag, with flag folding instructions.

First Place
Tool: EZ Reach Mailbox for Service Dogs
Student: Holly Wrobel
Grade: 6th
Teacher: Teresa Ellis
School: Randall G. Lynch Middle School
Farmington, AR

Description:
A vertical mail drop accessible to a dog via a hinged door at the bottom.

Second Place
Tool: Foldable Crutches
Student: Brad Vorbeck
Grade: 7th
Teacher: Deborah Burke
School: Holy Infant
Ballwin, MO

Description:
Hinges enable crutches to fold in half for convenient storage at home or in church.

Third Place
Tool: Christmas Light Caddy
Student: Alexander Asbill
Grade: 6th
Teacher: Beth Caldwell
School: Spring Hill Middle School
Bentonville, AR

Description:
A crank pole removes lights from the roof line, wrapping them on a detachable spool.

First Place
Tool: The Ultra-Great Ice Melter
Student: Sean Smith
Grade: 7th
Teacher: Kim Stucki
School: Wasatch Junior High School
Salt Lake City, UT

Description:
A pushable, spiked, rolling drum to pierce the ice and also dispense salt to the disrupted surface.

Second Place
Tool: Clam Shaft 1.0
Student: Christopher Godoy
Grade: 8th
Teacher: Mat Heitel
School: Pistor Middle School
Tucson, AZ

Description:
A wrench-like device, with wedged tips, to open clams, exposing the meat for extraction.

Third Place
Tool: The Shifter
Student: Robert Roeder
Grade: 6th
Teacher: Fred Goerisch
School: Hyde Park Middle School
Las Vegas, NV

Description:
The center of a shovel is replaced by a sieve, to help sift rocks and gravel from the dirt in the garden.