{"673160":{"#nid":"673160","#data":{"type":"news","title":"South Georgia Innovation Day Showcases Student Inventors","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAround 140 elementary through high school students participated in South Georgia Innovation Day on Feb. 9, presenting their own inventions as a part of Georgia Tech\u2019s K-12 InVenture Prize competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of the student inventions included: an app that matches discriminated dog breeds with their perfect human match; a solar-powered golf cart; a digital medical device that helps measure and prevent brain injuries from concussions; and an app designed to make studying more efficient for students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event took place at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/southernregional.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESouthern Regional Technical College (SRTC)\u003C\/a\u003E in Thomasville. Community leaders from local businesses judged the projects and presented awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThrough the Georgia AIM grant, we have been able to expand innovation, AI, and manufacturing education to more students in Southwest Georgia,\u201d said Danyelle Larkin, educational outreach manager with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cThis grant continues to provide us with opportunities to highlight current and future career pathways within Thomasville and other Southwest Georgia communities. Next year, we plan to host more students as we continue to expand our work in rural communities through Georgia AIM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia AIM project is supported by a $65 million grant Georgia Tech received in September 2022 from the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s Economic Development Administration. The goals of the project are to support a statewide initiative that combines artificial intelligence and manufacturing innovations with transformational workforce and outreach. The grant is also designed to increase job and wage opportunities in distressed and rural communities and among historically underrepresented populations such as rural residents, women, veterans, people of color and members of the workforce without a college degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are partnering with local school systems in rural Georgia to foster innovative thinking in students with the K12 InVenture Prize competition, preparing them for their future careers,\u201d said Willie Allen, SRTC\u2019s director of innovation. \u201cEvents like this have the potential to strengthen our community here in Thomasville in both the short and long term. Our students are learning high-tech skills that will help them throughout their lives. This is a process of enriching our community, one student at a time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunity organizer Katie Chastain with Tisk\/Task in Thomasville said that the event \u201chas this magical element because you combine all the right elements that spark inventions \u2014 young people eager to solve real problems, industry experts willing to share their expertise, and a framework for continual improvement. It couldn\u0027t be done without the strong partnership between our local schools, our business community, Southern Regional Technical College and Georgia Tech.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following winners from the South Georgia Innovation Day qualifier are invited to participate in the K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals competition at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on March 13.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EElementary School Division Winners\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst Place: \u003Cstrong\u003ESplash Guard\u003C\/strong\u003E Abigail Bone, Ellie Butler, Katie Bruce\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESecond Place: \u003Cstrong\u003ECool Dog Collar\u003C\/strong\u003E Ivey Clapper, Isla Farlow\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThird Place: \u003Cstrong\u003EDouble Band\u003C\/strong\u003E Perry Chastain, Jillian Blodgett, Alice Fielding\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMiddle School Division Winners\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst Place: \u003Cstrong\u003ESee the Future\u003C\/strong\u003E Janiya Ivey\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESecond Place: \u003Cstrong\u003ESol-Gear\u003C\/strong\u003E Emma Brannen\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThird Place: \u003Cstrong\u003EPlug in Master\u003C\/strong\u003E Jace Johnson and Jayda Mathis\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHigh School Division Winners\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFirst Place: \u003Cstrong\u003EKnow Fur-Buddy\u003C\/strong\u003E Tatiana Everhart\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESecond Place: \u003Cstrong\u003EStudy Buddy\u003C\/strong\u003E Martha Edwards, Ella Rodd\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThird Place: \u003Cstrong\u003ESqumfort\u003C\/strong\u003E Michael \u201cConnor\u201d Pringle\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cInnovation Day lets kids share their great ideas with leaders in our community,\u201d Chastain said. \u201cWe love celebrating the work they put into their innovations. The creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking \u2014 those are the four C\u0027s we want to see in our future workforce \u2014 and we saw it all at Innovation Day!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEducators or afterschool program providers interested in participating in South Georgia Innovation Day 2025, can contact Katie Chastain at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:katie@tisktask.org\u0022\u003Ekatie@tisktask.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals, click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu\/current-competition#:~:text=State-,Finals,-Invitation%20Only\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the K-12 InVenture Prize competition, click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/k12inventure.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u2014Randy Trammell, CEISMC Communications\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAround 140 elementary through high school students participated in South Georgia Innovation Day on Feb. 9, presenting their own inventions as a part of Georgia Tech\u2019s K-12 InVenture Prize competition. The event took place at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/southernregional.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESouthern Regional Technical College (SRTC)\u003C\/a\u003E in Thomasville. 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