Good afternoon. My name is Katie Russell and I've been asked to share some of my journey over three years time competing in a nationwide contest called the National Invention Convention. The National Invention Convention is a national contest for public school kids that begins each year at the local level.The contests roll up to the state championships which in turn roll up to the national championships held each year at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. My journey began in middle school. I was d ...