Students Win Big for STEM Inventions

Two orange county students, one in elementary and one in middle school, won an impressive prize for their entries into the Astounding Inventions competition. For their inventions, the winning students will be receiving a provisional patent application—valued at more than $10,000! The competition, meant to promote creativity and interest in STEM education, turned out some amazing ideas from the 350 student participants, including the "Scogo Stick," a combination scooter and pogo stick, the “Y-Knot 2 Person Dog Leash” and the "SOS Balloon," which will help lost hikers to be rescued.

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