Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School was the site for the 2016 Thomas A. Edison Festival of Light Regional Inventors Fair Awards Ceremony. This event was open to the public.
Edison Park Elementary originally opened in 1927. It was one of the original auditoriums in Lee County where Thomas Edison himself watched shows. His inventive legacy continues to this day thanks in large part to underwriting by the Edison Festival of Light.
Several thousands of dollars in product prizes from Sony Electronics will be handed out along with awards and ribbons for 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st place winners by grade level. (Elementary, Middle and High Schools). Scholarships from Florida Southwestern State College and the Southwest Florida Community Foundation will be available to two qualified inventions of high merit. All student exhibitors are judged by a group of three highly qualified judges based on such criteria as originality, usefulness, safety, research, marketability and presentation. Special Category Awards are also made to exceptional inventions with the use of special criteria set by the donor of the special Awards.
Click here to see grade level awards Click here to see Special Awards