T
he 2018 Bethel Park Elementary
Gifted Exposition featured
projects from 43 gifted students,
representing all five Bethel Park
Elementary schools.
This year’s Gifted Expo was held at
Lincoln Elementary School.
The theme of this year’s Expo was
“Inventions,” and the students worked
very hard to select an invention that
inspired their creativity and imagination.
Once they selected their invention, they
researched the inventor and how the
invention has changed over the years.
They created a tri-fold presentation
board and shared their findings with the
families and friends who attended this
event, to walk around and learn more
about these exciting inventions that have
changed our lives.
Some of the inventions included
high tech tools such as computers,
video game consoles and drones, while
other inventions were designed to help
people, such as eyeglasses, band aids and
penicillin. Many students explored food
inventions such as popsicles, hamburgers
and potato chips.
Participating from Memorial were:
Samuel Wyant (Movies), Noah Lloyd (The
Camera), Trenton Bushmire (The Battery),
Dante Franks (The Airplane), Neha
Adhikari (The Microphone), Gavin Stoehr
(3D Printer), Holly McGough (Eyeglasses),
Parker Walton (Video Game Console),
Andre Abeskharon (The Telephone) and
Carter Windham (Computers). From George Washington Elementary
School: Nathan Lord (The Computer),
Hasini Chava (The Drone/UAV), Izzie
Shaffer (The Elevator), Jack Johnson
(The Clock), Reagan Finnell (The Atomic
Bomb), Callee DalBon (The Submarine),
Kuon Verbosky (Coca Cola) and Tyler
Benlock (The Hyperloop Train).
From Abraham Lincoln Elementary
School: Ian Graff (The Automobile), Ellie
Willson (Ice Cream), Coulter Donaldson
(The Frisbee), Veronica Balkovec (The
Automobile), Riley Philage (The Elevator),
Lillian Graff (The Band Aid), Mackenzie
Alderman (The Flushable Toilet), Jack
Janosik (Coca Cola), Rena DiOrio (Coffee)
and Lillyanna Alston (The Rocket Belt).
From Franklin Elementary School: Rylie
Sillman (The Automobile), Clara McLean
(Windshield Wipers), Tommy Guenther
(Plastic), Sophia Willis (Cosmetics), Deidre
Truver (Animation), Hans Greefkes (The
Hamburger), Alexander Saylor (The
Sewing Machine), Kai Roule (Electricity),
Colin Uhl (Penicillin), Daphne Mach (Sign
Language), Sarah Jakel (Popsicles), Ben
Campbell (The Aircraft Carrier) and Harley
Dale (Pizza).
From William Penn Elementary School:
Patrick Gaefke (The Helicopter), Jude
Nelis (The Telescope), Sadie Nelson
(Potato Chips), Samuel Hoppe (The
Airplane) and Jason Koerbel (The Roller
Coaster).
The students did a fantastic job! They
were guided throughout this process by
Elementary Gifted Coordinator Lisa Yost.
William Penn Fourth Grader Samuel Hoppe chose the
airplane as his Expo invention. Washington Fourth Grader Kuon Verbosky shared his
knowledge of Coca Cola with this year’s Invention
Exposition attendees.
Franklin Third Grader Daphne Mach chose Sign
Language as her invention of interest.
Lincoln Third Grader Lillian Graff with her
presentation on the Band Aid.
Memorial Fourth Grader Andre Abeskharon showed
some examples of how the telephone changed over
the years.
BETHEL PARK
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SUMMER 2018
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