Inventive students honored for advancing bicycle safety

By Josephine McKenrick& Director of Marketing & Communications& Cincinnati Country Day School Wednesday, April 10, was a big day at Cincinnati City Hall with the Cincinnati Country Day School InvenTeam (CCDS). The team attended a Cincinnati City Council meeting to receive a proclamation from the City Council, sponsored by Councilmember Mark Jeffreys, recognizing their work to advance bicycle safety. Jeffreys introduced the team and described how impressed he was with them and their work after he visited with the team earlier this spring. The team demonstrated its patent-pending invention to council members and explained the invention’s purpose. Council members gave the team a standing ovation for their work and several council members congratulated them on their dedication to solving a problem that impacts the community. The CCDS InvenTeam also met with the head of the Department of Transportation and Engineering, John Brazina, and civil engineers on his staff to learn about the department’s bicycle safety efforts and give a demonstration of the invention. Several staff members who are bicyclists approached the team and were very interested in using the device when it’s ready for market. As Councilmember Jeffreys said, “Sometimes young people in our community do really exceptional things.” In...