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Kids! of the Month
Amazing Kids!
is proud to highlight the Amazing Kids! of
the Month!
Each month,
we showcase kids who are accomplishing amazing things.
We hope that by telling their special stories, we will inspire other kids
to accomplish their own amazing achievements.
Amazing
Kids! of the Month for March, 2000:
Amazing
Young Inventor Charles Johnson, senior,
Hamilton
High School, Hamilton, Texas
Amazing Charles, hard at work
on his most
recent invention, the "Train Detecting
Device."
Amazing Charles' Story
Meet amazing Charles Johnson.
In November, 1999, Charles was the winner of the prestigious Lemelson-MIT
Program's second annual High School Invention Apprenticeship Award. A senior
at Hamilton High School, in Hamilton, Texas, Charles was chosen to receive
this very special honor "for demonstrating a life-long interest in invention
and strong track record of creative problem solving."
Charles, like many young inventors,
started at a young age coming up with ideas for his inventions. Some of
his
inventions include:
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A "Baby Buzzer" designed to help keep
his baby cousins off of staircases
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The "Carthritis," a device to help his
arthritic grandmother start her car
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"Bovine Twine," environmentally-friendly,
edible twine for baling hay
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The "Train Detecting Device," his
most recent invention and the one he is most proud of
Charles developed the Train Detecting
Device when he learned of the growing number of train-vehicle collisions
in Texas and nationally. His device warns motorists of oncoming trains.
Charles is interested in having a
career in medicine, something he says he thinks comes from his interest
in invention. Because of this award, lucky Charles will get to work
with an Invention Mentor, Dr. Carmen Egido, Director and General Manager
of the Applications and Content Architecture Laboratory at Intel Corporation.
Want to know more?
Read more about Charles and his amazing
invention on the Lemelson/MIT
Programs Invention Dimension website: http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/charles.html
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Special Message from Amazing Kids! for all you kids:
It's no secret...every person has
an "amazing-ness" inside of them, just waiting to be discovered.
(Sometimes we just need a little help in finding out what that "amazing-ness"
is!)
If you are doing some amazing things
too, we want to hear about it! Send
us your stories about your amazing accomplishments, so we can tell
the world just how amazing you are! We are always looking for new
stories. And don't be shy! We'd love to hear from you!
Here's an idea you might want to try:
WHY NOT HELP
OTHERS SEE THEIR OWN POTENTIAL?
If you know someone who needs a little
encouragement, why not tell them what you think is special about them?
Maybe you can be the one to help them uncover their own special
talents!
Amazing Kids! is looking for teens
to be Amazing Teen Volunteers and Ambassadors.
If you'd like to join Amazing Kids! in helping to spread the word, please
email us at: info@amazing-kids.org.
HELP US SPREAD
THE WORD:
It's
cool to be an Amazing Kid!
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Calling All Amazing
Kids! We Need Your Help!
If you are, or know any kids who are,
doing amazing things, we
want to hear about it!
Send us your stories, so we might
be able to feature you too someday! Please be patient, and
we will do our best to tell your story some day -- hopefully soon!
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