IllumaCoach
Saddle Brook Middle School
Saddle Brook, NJ
Problem: Difficulties of deaf students participating in sports.
Solution: Invented a new communication system to assist deaf students competing on local soccer teams.
At an awards ceremony held at Epcot at Walt Disney World, finalist teams receive $36,000 in savings bonds for their winning entries. The competition is geared toward middle school-age children, and gives kids experience in solving problems using the scientific process of exploring, analyzing and drawing conclusions.