2005 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program Winners List
Grades 2-5

First Place
Tool: E-Z Grout Cleaner
Student: Lindsey Kenyon
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Virginia Campos
School: Dodge Elementary
East Amherst, NY

Description:
A long-handled tool that holds brushes set eight inches apart, to clean floor-tile grout.

Second Place
Tool: The Up Up and Away
Student: Cassie Sadoff
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Brian Mulcahy
School: Birch Lane
Massapequa Park, NY

Description:
A lever with a wood base and "lacrosse shaft" lifts furniture for vacuuming and more.

Third Place
Tool: Toilet Seat 3000
Student: Taylor Wood
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Karen Harris
School: Maple Hill Middle
Castleton, NY

Description:
An adjustable toilet seat to accommodate the small child to the large adult.

First Place
Tool: A Scooter Kickstand
Student: Rachael Barbush
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Deborah Foote
School: St. Theresa School
New Cumberland, PA

Description:
A U-shaped lever under a scooter kicks down to lift up the front of the scooter, so it stands by itself.

Second Place
Tool: Super Shopping Cart
Student: Jenna Robinson
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Lisa Burgess
School: Tunkhannock Area Middle School
Tunkhannock, PA

Description:
Bicycle brakes added to a shopping cart help to stop it from going downhill.

Third Place
Tool: Stud-Be-Still
Student: Rachel Miller
Grade: 4th
Teacher: David Uglow
School: North East Intermediate School
North East, PA

Description:
A tool to help build a wall by keeping your stud still while you toe nail the stud board into the floorboard.

First Place
Tool: Handy-Lift
Student: Robert Maloney
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Michael Murphy
School: Woodward Academy
College Park, GA

Description:
A hand-powered forklift to move heavy items in and out of the car, truck, or minivan.

Second Place
Tool: One-Handed Rolling Pin
Student: Kaitlyn Sizer
Grade: 3rd
Teacher: Nicole Ayers
School: Orchard Park Elementary
Fort Mill, SC

Description:
A handle on a regular rolling pin helps a person roll out dough with one hand.

Third Place
Tool: The Sweet-Gum Baller 2005
Student: John Patrick Shaw
Grade: 3rd
Teacher: Catherine Denham
School: Woodlawn School
Davidson, NC

Description:
Push-mower type of tool to remove burred sweet-gum balls from the yard.

First Place
Tool: Foot Elevator
Student: Olivia Conrad
Grade: 4th
Teacher: Marsha Peters
School: Adams Elementary
Hamilton, OH

Description:
A tool that works like a kickstand for a medical boot, raising and relieving pressure on an injured person's leg.

Second Place
Tool: The E-Z Can Strainer
Student: Brittany Blum
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Roberta Muran
School: St. Francis de Sales
Lake Zurich, IL

Description:
Handled device holds an opened can and lid so a person, especially one with arthritis, can strain off the liquid.

Third Place
Tool: Sani-Scooper
Student: Morgan Forgette
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Roberta Muran
School: St. Francis de Sales
Lake Zurich, IL

Description:
A scoop with a hollow handle and a bag on the end to make it easier and more sanitary to clean the litter box.

First Place
Tool: Chicken Feeder
Student: William Helms
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Anita Derrick
School: Ruth Doyal Intermediate School
Conway, AR

Description:
A pulley system helps a person with arthritis feed chickens without lifting a heavy bag.

Second Place
Tool: The Tennis Ball Collector
Student: Bernhard Goettert
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Julie Landry
School: Parkview Baptist School
Baton Rouge, LA

Description:
Pushable box on wheels rolls over and picks up tennis balls from the court.

Third Place
Tool: Super Fish Tank Cleaner
Student: Kinsey Cation
Grade: 2nd
Teacher: Dixie Schroeder
School: Eanes Elementary
Austin, TX

Description:
Cleans two sides of a fish tank and extracts dirty water without getting hands wet.

First Place
Tool: Extract-A-Nail
Student: Ryan Jordan
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Gina Rosen
School: Corbett
Tucson, AZ

Description:
A W-shaped tool with a center that hooks on a nail and two sides that push together to pull it out smoothly.

Second Place
Tool: Mr. Miter
Student: Trevor Summers-Lopez
Grade: 3rd
Teacher: Diana Celle
School: Holmes Elementary
San Diego, CA

Description:
Tool to measure angles for miter cuts and act as a guide for the saw while clamping onto the material to be cut.

Third Place
Tool: The Piano Pal
Student: Erica Eden
Grade: 5th
Teacher: Alida Thompson
School: Katherine Finchy
Palm Springs, CA

Description:
A two-seat piano bench that moves side to side so student and teacher can sit next to, but not bump into, each other.