Cortese wins three awards at Invention Convention

KENT — After winning the top two prizes at the Kent Center School Inventor’s Fair, second-grader Katherine Cortese and sixth-grader Katherine Starr traveled to the University of Connecticut in Storrs to participate in the Connecticut Invention Convention on Saturday, May 14.Cortese’s invention was called the “Be Healthy Bracelet,” a bracelet fitted with beads corresponding to the food pyramid. The bracelet helps the wearer keep track of what food groups they are eating each day.Starr’s invention was the “Dinner Decider,” a system that helps an indecisive family choose what to serve for dinner.After the inventions were presented at the Connecticut Invention Convention, Cortese came out of the day with three more prizes: one from the Connecticut Safety Society for an invention that promotes health or safety, one from the Connecticut Invention Convention Board of Directors as a Recognized Inventor and one from the Lincoln Financial Foundation for an invention that benefits community and society.Cortese is now looking for ways to keep working on, developing and promoting her invention.