Entry Title:	Play It Safe
Coach:	Karen Howell
School:	Hillel Academy
City/State:	Fairfield, Connecticut
Problem:	Safety of playground equipment in the community.
Solution:	Placing softer rubber chips on top of the mulch and sand.

Entry Title:	Dynamic Snack
Coach:	Rebecca Fast
School:	Enterprise Charter School
City/State:	Buffalo, New York
Problem:	Adolescent obesity.
Solution:	A nutritional cookie snack option that has the food pyramid and suggestions for physical activities on the wrapper.

Entry Title:	Trinity
Coach:	John Gisler
School:	Clyde Boyd Middle School
City/State:	Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Problem:	Confusion caused by the tornado siren and fire alarm sounding alike along with the fact that deaf students and teachers not being able to hear the siren.
Solution:	Color code the alarms as to differentiate between fire and tornado this will also allow the deaf to be alerted as well.

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Entry Title:	S.O.S. — Save Our Stream
Coach:	Irene McMullen
School:	Hawken School
City/State:	Lyndhurst, Ohio
Problem:	Lack of understanding regarding the importance of the brook trout population.
Solution:	Create an education awareness program to teach the public about this sensitive fish, and how they can protect the watershed.

Entry Title:	Scanner Patrol
Coach:	Kristen Nagurny
School:	The Wyndcroft School
City/State:	Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Problem:	Food allergies and the problems associated with it when purchasing products.
Solution:	"Allergy Scanner:" a consumer, hand-held scanner that would be used to read the ingredients in products and identify if any allergens are present.

Entry Title:	Safe 4 Sk8
Coach:	Mica Crownover
School:	Hamilton Junior High School
City/State:	Hamilton, Texas
Problem:	Skateboarders not having anywhere to skate due to prohibited areas.
Solution:	Create a skate park.

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Entry Title:	Pedal Pushers
Coach:	Lisa Ahlers
School:	M-H-LT Elementary School
City/State:	Minocqua, Wisconsin
Problem:	Students endangering their lives by crossing or riding along highway 51 in order to get to school.
Solution:	Install crosswalk, flashing yellow warning signs, and a seasonal crossing guard at the intersection and bike paths along the highway.

Entry Title:	Improving Crosswalk Safety for the Blind
Coach:	Breinne Carroll
School:	River Bluff Middle School
City/State:	Stoughton, Wisconsin
Problem:	Vision impaired pedestrians getting injured while crossing at crosswalks.
Solution:	"The Uni-Bump" — a tactile strip placed in the center of the crosswalk that a white cane could sense enabling a visual impaired pedestrian to cross safely.

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