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February 26, 2021
The program encourages high school students in innovation and invention to solve real-world problems.
“It’s pretty exciting, we’re at the final stages of this thing,” says Adam Colvin, a science teacher, Dow High School.
It all started a senior Caleb Qui visited Shanghai, China. While there, he noticed that the city was stinky and had an overwhelming number of mosquitos.
“He realized there were two issues, one it makes the big smell bad and there’s a lot of mosquitos and both of those came from the drainage system,” says Colvin.
When Qui returned, he and several other students decided to invent a drain cover to solve the problem… One that blocks the mosquitos from coming in while keeping the smelly gasses inside.
Photos: H. H. Dow High School vs. Bullock Creek High School boys basketball - Feb. 12, 2021
Feb. 12, 2021
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Bullock Creek s Sam Midkiff dribbles down the court during the Lancers game against Dow Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 at H. H. Dow High School. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)(Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)Show MoreShow Less
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Dow s Nolan Fisher takes a shot during the Chargers game against Bullock Creek Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 at H. H. Dow High School. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)(Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)Show MoreShow Less
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Bullock Creek s Haydeb Farquharson, right, and Dow s Jacob Ahn, left, dive towards the ball during their game Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 at H. H. Dow High School. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)(Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)Show MoreShow Less
Dow InvenTeam wins Lemelson-MIT grant with moisture-activated drain cover
Students react, call experience rewarding and incredible
Dec. 28, 2020
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From left, Caleb Qiu, Zoe Angell, Andrew Zhou, Abigail Ahn, Alex Kuo, Laura Leiti, and Bobo Qiu. (Photo provided) Show MoreShow Less
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Pictured is a prototype of the moisture-actuated drain cover the Dow High InvenTeam developed. (Photo provided) Show MoreShow Less
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A couple months ago, a team of Dow High School students were among 35 finalists for the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant, a national honor. Now they are among 13 winners who each received up to $10,000 to develop their respective projects. The Dow High InvenTeam received the grant in the Lemelson-MIT’s environmental sustainability category with their invention of a drain cover that opens when wet and closes when it’s dry.
Hindsight 2020: Remembering notable community members who died in past year
Innovators, teachers, public servants among those we lost
Dec. 19, 2020
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This year we lost several prominent community members in Midland. As 2020 comes to a close, we take time to remember these notable individuals.
Longtime volunteer Rhea Currie, 103, died March 13. Born in Peck, Michigan, Currie graduated from Alma College and taught in Midland Public Schools. She helped in many capacities at Midland Hospital (now known as MidMichigan Medical Center) from its opening in 1944 to 2019, making her the hospital’s oldest and longest-tenured volunteer; she received a certificate of recognition from the governor’s office for her efforts. Currie worked in the gift shop, at the front desk, in the surgical lounge and as an escort, considering the hospital her home away from home.
Dow High, Midland High F2F students to remain virtual through Jan. 14
Dow, Midland F2F students to return to in-school learning Jan. 19
Daily News staff
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H.H. Dow High School and Midland High School face-to-face (F2F) students will remain in remote learning through the end of the first semester, which is Thursday, Jan. 14, Midland Public Schools Superintendent Michael Sharrow announced in an email communique to MPS stakeholders late Friday afternoon.
Dow High and Midland High F2F students will then return to in-school learning on Tuesday, Jan. 19, the first day of the second semester.
Sharrow s message came about two hours after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had announced that high school students throughout the state would be allowed to return to in-school learning on Monday, Dec. 21, at the discretion of local school districts.