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2011
June 9, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - "Community News" - online or pdf version.
June 8, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - "Community News" - online or pdf version.
June 8, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - "Community News" - online or pdf version.
June 1, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - "Olentangy student wins top invention prize" - online or pdf version.
June 1, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - "Reynoldsburg student rewarded for creativity" - online or pdf version.
June 1, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - "Education" - online or pdf version.
May 29, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - "School Notes" - online or pdf version.
May 22, 2011 - Columbus Dispatch - "Education" - online or pdf version.
May 7, 2011 - WEWS - "Kids 'Invention Convention' comes to Science Center" - online or pdf version.
April 9, 2011 - Cincinnati Enquirer - Xbox inspires invention - online or pdf version.
March 28, 2011 - Medina Sun News -
Innovation competition woos budding Medina inventors
online or pdf version.
March 23, 2011 - Huber Heights Courier - Aimee Ashcraft named Teacher of Excellence - online or pdf version.
February 23, 2011 - NBC4 - Students Unveil Inventions, Aim For District Title - Creations Created to Solve Real-World Challenges
online or pdf version w/photo.
February 9, 2011 - ThisWeek Community Newsletter - School news - online or pdf version.
2010
October 13, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspaper - Clintonville youth's invention voted 'Coolest' - online or pdf version.
October 4, 2010 - Dayton Daily News - Invention earns third-grader a California trip to be on ‘Ellen’ - online or pdf version - photo 1 & photo 2.
October 4, 2010 - News Talk Radio WHIO - Local third-grader's mom "freaks out" about tv show - online or pdf version.
October 1, 2010 - News Talk Radio WHIO - Local student gets national exposure - online or pdf version.
September 8, 2011 - Huber Heights Courier - Fifth grade inventor 'thinks big' - Competition taped for airing on ‘Think Big’ - online or pdf version.
July 14, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Education news - online or pdf version.
June 30, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Education news - online or pdf version.
June 30, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Education news 2 - online or pdf version.
June 23, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Student's invention gaining attention - online or pdf version.
June 23, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Neighbor - online or pdf version.
June 16, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Student inventor named finalist - online or pdf version.
June 16, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Education news - online or pdf version.
June 9, 2010 - ThisWeek Community Newspapers - Students' bright idea wins Invention Convention - online or pdf version.
May 29, 2010 - Sun Post Herald - Lakewood's Emerson Elementary student wins at Invention Convention - online or pdf version.
May 29, 2010 - Brunswick Sun Times - WHIT & WHIMSEY - online or pdf version.
May 17, 2010 - WKYC - Cleveland: Students compete in Invention Convention - online w/video or pdf version.
2009
Michael Vawter in Popular Science Magazine - September 2009
April 4, 2009 - Columbus Messenger - Kids’ inventions make lighter work around home - online or pdf version.
2008
March 25, 2008 - "Yontz named Miami Valley's Teacher of Excellence" - Springfield News Sun - also available here.
The Chronicle Telegram - Sunday, Jan 13, 2008
The Free Times - Wed, Jan 16, 2008
The Cleveland Plain Dealer w/Picture - Friday, Jan 18, 2008
The Lakewood Observer - Jan 22, 2008
Parma Sun Post - Thurs, Feb 14, 2008
The Morning Journal - Wed, Jan 16, 2008
The Lakewood Sun Post - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
Brunswick Sun Times - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008
Archives
December 5, 2007 - Gazette-News - Front Page or Full Article.
May 24, 2007 - This Week - "Westerville student wins top prize" - also available here.
May 24, 2007 - ThisWeek -"CPS students shine at Invention Convention" - also available here.
4/20/2007 - Fairfield Towne Crier - available here.
February 18, 2007 - The Chronicle Telegram.
February 15, 2007 - The Morning Journal.
December 15, 2007 - "Ingenuity Beyond Their Years" - Bellefontaine Examiner - also available here.
May 21, 2007 - "Teacher rewarded with classroom full of
snakes, spiders and lizards." - Springfield News-Sun - also available here with PICTURES here.
December 21, 2006 - Parma Sun Post.
ThisWeek 5/11/2006 - also available here.
Columbus Dispatch 5/11/2006 - also available here.
Columbus Dispatch 5/21/2006 - also available here.
6/28/2006 - Camp Design Central Article - also available here.
More about the partnership with Design Central also available here.
December 28, 2006 - "Imaginations sprout inventions" - Dayton Daily News - also available here.
December 11, 2006 - "Kids show off inventions at convention" - Springfield News Sun - also available here.
May 16, 2006 - "Center to honor history" - Springfield News Sun - also available here.
February 23, 2006 - "It's definitely more useful than wedgies" - Springfield News Sun - also available here.
February 22, 2006 - "Snyder Park student's invention gets him on TV" - Springfield News Sun - also available here.
January 14, 2006 - "Inventors of the future. Young students show off ingenuity for big prizes" - Dayton Daily News - also available here.
November 30, 2005 - "Students become inventors" - Springfield News Sun - also available here.
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