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2009 Winners
GRAND RAPIDS CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WINS NATIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE
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Grand Rapids Catholic Central wins with the Handy Typer, a a device designed specifically for a teacher at their school who lost his hand in an accident. This device works as a prosthetic with two protruding “fingers” that can type on a standard keyboard.
Grand Rapids Catholic Central has won $3,000 for their school's sponsoring department and a trip to Atlanta, GA, May 12-13 to present at the NISH annual conference.
Congratulations to our second place winners and finalists. The second place winners have both won $1,500 for their school's sponsoring departments:
Outstanding Engineering Design — Bishop Kelly High School, Boise, ID: Syringe Holding and Guidance System (SHAGS)
Outstanding Assistive Technology Design — Commack High School, Commack, NY: New Office Workspace (NOW)
Finalist — St. Ursula Academy, Toledo, OH: The Lift-A-Tray
Finalist — Wethersfield High School, Wethersfield, CT: The Easy Access Transport System (EATS
Special awards were also presented to each of the competing teams on behalf of several JETS Professional Society Affiliates. These awards included:
Best Presentation: Wethersfield High School, sponsored by NSPE
Best Display: Commack High School, sponsored by ASHRAE
Most Innovative Use of Technology: Bishop Kelly High School, sponsored by ASME
Most Marketable: Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School, sponsored by ASME
Best CAD Design: Commack High School, sponsored by SolidWorks
Best Application of Rehabilitation Engineering Design Principles: Bishop Kelly High School, sponsored by RESNA
Peer Award:St. Ursula Academy, sponsored by National Center for Technological Literacy, Museum of Science, Boston
Congratulations to our Finalist Teams!
Watch their presentation videos at the finals event!
Congratulations to the Semi-Finalist Runners Up!
JETS and the AbilityOne Program would like to recognize the following teams for their exceptional Semi-Finals Presentation. Runners up will receive special recognition and a Runner Up Award.
| Gardner Edgerton |
Gardner Edgerton NEDC |
Gardner |
KS |
| Gulliver Preparatory School |
GPS Engineering |
Miami |
FL |
| McDonogh School |
Eagle's Wings |
Owings Mills |
MD |
| Niles North |
Viking |
Skokie |
IL |
| Sanford School |
Sanford Engineering Design Team |
Hockessin |
DE |
| Upper St. Clair High School |
Upper St. Clair High School |
Upper St. Clair |
PA |
| Wallenpaupack Area High School |
Wallenpaupack Engineering |
Hawley |
PA |
2008 Winners
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