Sca lett
Tia i
a d
he
amazi g
jou ey
f om
a
5th-g ade
I ve tio
Co ve tio
p oject
at
T acey
Mag et
School
to
the
atio al
stage
A
pet
safety
system
c eated
by
a
Co ecticut
middle
school
stude t
to
p otect
postal
wo ke s,
delive y
d ive s,
eighbou s,
a d
pets
has
eceived
atio al
ecog itio
a d
legal
suppo t
fo
a
US
pate t
applicatio .Sca lett
Tia i,
a
sixth-g ade
stude t
at
West
Rocks
Middle
School
i
No walk,
c eated
the
Tail
Wag
Wa i g
to
help
p eve t
u expected
e cou te s
betwee
dogs
a d
people
visiti g
a
home.He
i ve tio
wo
two
majo
ho ou s
at
the
2026
I ve tio
Co ve tio
U.S.
Natio als,
held
at
the
He y
Fo d
Museum
of
Ame ica
I ovatio
i
Det oit.Mo e
tha
305,000
stude ts
took
pa t
i
the
competitio
atio wide,
but
o ly
513
i ve to s
eached
the
atio al
showcase.
Tia i
was
o e
of
just
fou
stude ts
selected
to
ep ese t
No walk
Public
Schools.Acco di g
to
updates
f om
No walk
Public
Schools
Commu icatio s,
Tia i
was
also
o e
of
o ly
five
i ve to s
i
the
e ti e
competitio
to
eceive
the
Pate t
Applicatio
Awa d,
spo so ed
by
i te atio al
law
fi m
Wilme Hale.
The
awa d
is
wo th
up
to
$10,000
a d
p ovides
f ee
legal
advice,
i tellectual
p ope ty
suppo t,
a d
help
with
submitti g
a
official
pate t
applicatio
fo
he
i ve tio .
Tia i
also
wo
the
I dust y
I ovatio
Awa d
fo
A imal
Ca e
a d
Pets
(K–12).
She
eceived
a
t ophy,
a
pe so alized
ce tificate,
a d
a
$100
cash
p ize.
Sma t
wa i gs
fo
postal
wo ke s
a d
eighbou s
The
Tail
Wag
Wa i g
is
a
multi-level
wa i g
system
desig ed
fo
homes
with
pets.Tia i
fi st
developed
the
idea
as
a
fifth-g ade
stude t
i
M s.
Sa ta iello’s
gifted
a d
tale ted
class oom
at
T acey
Mag et
School.The
system
uses
a
customizable
mailbox
mag et
with
impo ta t
i fo matio
about
a
pet.
It
also
i cludes
a
QR
code
that
p ovides
mo e
details
digitally.
A
sma t
wa i g
light
ca
show
whe
a
dog
is
outside,
givi g
mail
ca ie s,
delive y
d ive s,
fi st
espo de s,
a d
eighbou s
a
clea
wa i g
befo e
they
e te
the
ya d
o
p ope ty.Acco di g
to
the
school
dist ict,
these
visual
wa i gs
a d
quick-access
i fo matio
a e
desig ed
to
help
p eve t
accide tal
dog
bites,
u expected
e cou te s,
a d
pets
escapi g
f om
the
p ope ty.
No walk
stude ts
succeed
atio ally
Tia i
t avelled
to
Det oit
as
pa t
of
a
fou -stude t
team
f om
No walk
Public
Schools.
The
stude ts
adva ced
th ough
local
showcases
a d
the
Co ecticut
State
Competitio
at
the
U ive sity
of
Co ecticut.Acco di g
to
No walk
Public
Schools
Commu icatio s,
he
fellow
stude ts
also
pe fo med
well:
-
Qui
Robe tso :
I ve to
of
The
Focus
Fleece,
which
eceived
a
atio al
Ho o able
Me tio . -
F a cesca
Sia o:
I ve to
of
the
Skie
Slip
N’
Clip. -
Eliza
Z.:
I ve to
of
The
EZ
Co e.
No walk
Public
Schools
also
epo ted
that
a othe
g oup
of
local
stude ts
has
al eady
qualified
at
the
Co ecticut
I ve tio
Co ve tio
fo
the
ext
atio al
competitio .The
upcomi g
competito s
i clude
Owe
A de so
a d
Elliot
Co tessa
f om
Rowayto
Eleme ta y
School,
who
c eated
X-Net.
Co co d
Mag et
School
stude ts
Cole
Da bu g,
i ve to
of
The
Flavo
Mixe ,
a d
Alexa d a
K aft,
i ve to
of
A
Skie ’s
Best
Bud,
also
qualified.
F om
class oom
idea
to
pate t
applicatio
Movi g
f om
a
school
p oject
to
a
pate t
applicatio
suppo ted
by
p ofessio al
lawye s
is
a
majo
achieveme t
fo
a
you g
i ve to .Dist ict
officials
desc ibed
Tia i’s
jou ey
f om
a
T acey
Mag et
School
stude t
to
a
atio al
awa d
wi e
as
a
example
of
what
cu iosity,
c eativity,
a d
dete mi atio
ca
achieve.With
legal
suppo t
f om
Wilme Hale
secu ed
th ough
he
atio al
awa d,
Tia i
will
ow
wo k
with
i tellectual
p ope ty
lawye s
to
imp ove
he
docume tatio
a d
fo mally
submit
the
Tail
Wag
Wa i g
to
the
U ited
States
Pate t
a d
T adema k
Office.
