Volume 13, Issue 3  •  Fall 2005

11th Annual THINGAMAJIG

youth about recycling and encouraging the children to be imaginative and inventive.”

Denice Curry, also from the Prince George’s County Recycling Office, judged books authored by some of the THINGAMAJIG participants. Denise was especially touched by a story written by a youth who told of a story of how trash and other pollutants were hurting the Maryland Blue Crabs. The story encouraged children and adults to recycle unwanted items, instead of throwing trash onto the ground where it may end up in the Chesapeake Bay.

YMCA Thingamajig Invention Convention 2005 Winners List

Super Duper Action Contraption

1^st       Jamar Brown & Darrell Booker

2^nd       Jacob Owens, Alex Butler & Kaheen Hannah

3^rd       Thomas Nultie, Robbie Kehrer & Danny Kehrer

A Better Paper Clip

1^st       Team Entry (Calomiris)

On My Feet

1^st       Josh & Erin Kay (Reston)

2^nd       Donyel Marbley (DOL)

3^rd       Zach, Jessica & Arjana (Alexandria)    

Funky Fashions

1^st       Leslie Kennedy (Public)

           Mensah (Church)

           Carthy Lucas (Capital View)

2^nd       Members from Art Camp (BCC)

           Amber Frazier (Reid Temple)

Kids Space

1^st       Alexia Dillige, Lashae Douglas & Amber Parrish (Calomiris)

2^nd       Raymond Wallace & Jovan Dupree (National Capital)

3^rd       Paul Jones & Dakota Jones (Capital View)

Moving Forward

1^st       Members from Art Camp (Bethesda)

2^nd       Chip Finan, Connor Smith & Jack Mu (Reston)

3^rd       Breland Shamlee (Reston

Sticking to Duct Tape

1^st       Simone, Vanetta and Kaylar (Happy Day Care)

Once Upon A Time

1^st       Susan Smith (Camp Letts)

2^nd       Michael Thompson (Camp Letts)

3^rd       Carlos Metcatfe (Anthony Bowen)

Nuts and Bolts

1^st       Michael Humphries, Nigel Webber & Travonte (Capital View)

All So Helpful

1^st       Logan Williams (Loudoun)

2^nd       Alexis Warer & Renee Bower (Reston)

3^rd       Sarah Holayel, Jennifer Lu & Winston Lu (Reston)

Game Play

1^st       Fanta Kamara, Janay Hall & Shannon Stewart (Anthony Bowen)

2^nd       Haley McHugh & Rachael Weinburg (Reston)

3^rd       Shayan Ghanramani (Reston)

Rockin Robots

1^st       Riley & Grant (Alexandria)

2^nd       Ryan Delahaye (Church)

3^rd       Lian, Dveante & Emma (Alexandria)

Steady As A Rock

1^st       Briana (Arlington)

2^nd       Harry Robinson & Kenneth Butler (Anthony Bowen)

3^rd       Calomiris

Etch-A-Sketch

1^st       Kristen Larrick

2nd     Sofia Geck