BMS Wins 2nd Place at Invention Convention

Bird Middle School’s Project Invention Convention team, coached by Mr. Kujawski, took home second place in this year’s Project Invention Convention by creating the Rain Catcher 9000. As participants in Bridgewater State University’s Project Invention Convention for the past five year, Bird Middle School students have been imagining and creating ingenious inventions that solve everyday problems. This year’s team comprised of eighth graders Jake Witherell, Dan Mullen, Gabby Eisenberg, Ryan Merrikin, Tommy Wilbur and seventh grader Aiden Murphy created two inventions: The Food Safe Dispenser and The Rain Catcher 9000. The Food Safe Dispenser was created to curb the rising numbers in childhood obesity. It enables parents to lock junk food and other unhealthy snacks and regulate how much their child receives. Unfortunately, this invention did not place, but it was a great idea nonetheless. The Rain Catcher 9000—a device that consists of a head umbrella with a gutter system around the edges, which is then attached to a backpack with a water collection reservoir—allows people in developing countries to collect clean drinking water, especially during monsoon seasons. The judges found this device to be worthy of a second place award. Congratulations to the 2013 Invention Convention participants—we are so proud of you.