Cougar Inventors Shine at Regional Fair

Canterbury students in Lower, Middle and Upper Schools had a chance to present inventions at the 37th Annual Thomas A. Edison Festival of Light Regional Inventors Fair this past February at FGCU.
Ten Cougars placed Top 5 in their respective grade divisions, with Dhira S. '29 winning Best in Fair (Middle School) and first overall for seventh grade. Also, Sharma and Jack P. '24 received invitations to compete at the prestigious Henry Ford ICW National Competition in June.

Below is a complete recap of the results. Congratulations to all students on an incredible showing!

Elementary Division
  • Lydia T. '33 [Second Place, Grade 3] Turtle Talk; Kiwanis Humanitarian Award 
  • Mehra A. '34 [Second Place, Grade 2] The Tie Tower
  •  Trysten L. '32, James K. '32, Evan D. '32 [Second Place, Grade 4] The Oyster Cleaner
  • Isaac D. '34 [Sandy Seeds] “If you can dream it, you can do it” Award
Middle School Division
  • Dhira S. '29 [Best in Show, First Place Grade 7] SafeSteer; Henry Ford ICW National Competition invitation; FGCU scholarship; scholarship to attend Imagine Solutions Conference; $4,000 Collaboratory Scholarship
  • Austaan C. '28 [Fourth Place, Grade 8] Seat Check: Together We Only Leave Footprints; scholarship to attend Imagine Solutions Conference 
Upper School Division
  • Jack P. '24 [Second Place, Grade 12] Biomimicry of the Mangrove: Mitigating Erosion and Increasing the Longevity of the Modern Seawall; Henry Ford ICW National Competition invitation; scholarship to attend Imagine Solutions Conference; $1,000 Edison Festival of Light scholarship.
  • Anayah C. '27 [First Place, Grade 9] SmartPaw: Revolutionizing Pet Care with Cutting-Edge Technology
  • Mehereen C. '25 [Honorable Mention, Grade 11] NeuroSense VR: Virtual Reality Therapy and Rehabilitation for Neurological Disorders
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