From left, Steckel Elementary School third-grade gifted students Ataullhaq Haq, Benjamin Koch-Borda, Baziar Moate, Trayce Rennolds and Natalie Ibrahim show off the medals they received for winning first place in the K-4 category of the regional Invention Convention, held Nov. 17 at Lehigh Carbon Intermediate Unit 21, Schnecksville, for their health care cart project called O.M.E.U.H. These students now move on to the state competition in Hershey in February 2026.

Zephyr Elementary School fourth-grade student Katherine Gibson is ready to talk about her project The Pencil Popper. She won second place in the K-4 category.

PRESS PHOTOS BY STACEY KOCHZoe Czar, another fourth-grade student at Zephyr Elementary, stands next to her project, The Ball Shooter Pro.

Ataullhaq, Benjamin, Natalie, Baziar and Trayce grab a photo with their advisers, STEM teacher Kevin Loht and art teacher Nicole Demjan, during the event.