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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
CLARKSBURG, Maryland - January 21, 2009
On Thursday, January 15, members of the Coyote Inventors Club participated in an Open House event at Clarksburg High School to provide parents of incoming freshmen with an idea of what the club does. A small group of club members, along with the club sponsors, set up an informational display about the Inventors Club, which included both print and electronic media materials. The club website was on display throughout the evening, and brochures were also distributed to interested parents. In addition to the informational materials, the working prototype of the InvenTeam's TorchCordTM was on display and available for parents to test. This event was a perfect opportunity for club members to practice their presentation skills, which will be useful during the presentation in June.
Media Contact:
Justin Roth
Media & Public Relations Manager
Justin_Roth@cicmd.org
CLARKSBURG, Maryland - January 9, 2009
Happy New Year from the Clarksburg High School InvenTeam! With 2009 underway, we're looking forward to our presentation at EurekaFest at MIT during the summer. Now that we have returned from break, progress on the TorchCordTM has resumed. In December, the Public Relations team began contacting various companies about donations for the project. We are now following up with these companies. At this point, we are experimenting with the various product samples to select the most compatible ones. Our working prototype is being adjusted based on our findings. We plan to continue making progress throughout the winter and spring. We are confident that, through teamwork, we will meet our project deadlines. We are continuing to promote awareness of our organization and its goals, and hope to attract the attention of corporations and organizations within the technology and engineering fields.
We plan to publish regular press releases through the remainder of the school year.
Media Contact:
Justin Roth
Media & Public Relations Manager
Justin_Roth@cicmd.org
CLARKSBURG, Maryland - December 12, 2008 - Public Relations team works to locate raw materials
During our meeting on Friday, December 12, all of our team members worked on the engineering aspects of the project with our Public Relations team contacting local companies with questions regarding materials and corporate donations. The fundraising effort has begun! We hope to install a technical design program on the computers in our work lab to assist with developing "blueprints" and organizing ideas for the project. We are hoping to present our project at the Smithsonian in March, so we are adjusting our schedules and dividing tasks to anticipate that goal.
Media Contact:
Justin Roth
Media & Public Relations Manager
Justin_Roth@cicmd.org
Friday, December 5, 2008
CLARKSBURG, Maryland - November 5, 2008 - First electronic test completed, shirts are in!
This afternoon, we conducted our first electronic test using an LED light, and we've learned one way to not power an LED. Additionally, team shirts arrived this afternoon, just in time for group pictures early next week!
Media Contact:
Justin Roth
Media & Public Relations Manager
Justin_Roth@cicmd.org
CLARKSBURG, Maryland - December 4, 2008 - November was a productive month for the Clarksburg High School InvenTeam.
Our team made significant progress during the month of November, both in the technical aspect of the project and in improving our media and communication systems. Our engineering team has developed a functional model of a computer wire that illuminates when touched, and plans to move forward with that model. We have purchased some of the materials necessary for building the prototype, including USB wires for testing. Both our Financial and Media teams also made progress in November; with our financial coordinators actively maintaining our purchase records and our Public Relations Representatives responding to public inquiries regarding the project.
During the month of December, we plan to further develop our illuminating wire model, and begin working with various power sources for the Torch CordTM.
Media Contact:
Justin Roth
Media & Public Relations Manager
Justin_Roth@cicmd.org
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Clarksburg High School InvenTeam
Friday, November 21, 2008
CLARKSBURG, Maryland - November 18, 2008 – On Tuesday, Ms. Leigh Estabrooks, Invention Education Officer of the Lemelson-MIT Program, visited the Clarksburg High School InvenTeam in Clarksburg, Maryland. At the meeting, Ms. Estabrooks presented the InvenTeam with information about the program and gave team members the opportunity to ask questions about the progress of the invention. She also toured the school and met principal, Mr. James Koutsos. Finally, she showed the team members an exciting video about the Lemelson-MIT Program. The InvenTeam is continuing to make progress toward their final goal.
Media Contact:
Michael Goodier
Public Relations Representative
Michael_Goodier@cicmd.org