Meet the superheroes: here are the results of Science World's "Design a Superhero Challenge". (CONTEST SHOWCASE.Last October, Science World invited students in grades 6 through 10 to use their imagination and science know-how to create a superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. . Thousands of essays and drawings poured in, and our team of judges had a mind-boggling time selecting a winner from all of the terrific entries. Finally, we declared Flexy-Lexy, created by Sabina Swanson, age 13, the ultimate superhero. As the grand-prize winner, Sabina will receive a special multidisc Superman DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. set, which includes Superman Returns, as well as the four original Superman films, and more. We have also selected nine runners-up; each will receive a Superman Returns Special Edition DVD. Let's meet Flexy-Lexy and the other award-winning superheroes. FLEXY-LEXY CREATOR: Sabina Swanson, Rock Lake Middle School Rock Lake Middle School is a school in Longwood, Florida in the Seminole County School District. The school mascot is a Raider, and the colors are maroon, navy blue, and silver. The principal is Dr. Michelle Walsh. , Longwood, Florida SIGNATURE POWER: She grabs crooks by flinging her superflexible arms at a rate of 7.6 maters (25 feet) per second. X-ray vision allows her to search for hidden weapons--and provide free X-rays for people who can't afford them at the doctor's office. IMMORTAL WIZARD BOY CREATOR: Darren Paraiso, Palmer Way School, National City, California National City is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 54,260 at the 2000 census. Geography National City is located at (32.670903, -117.092725)GR1. SIGNATURE POWER: To "teleport" from one place to another, he swiftly transforms his body into gas molecules that disperse through the air. "Mind-mapping" skills allow him to penetrate the thoughts of bad guys, and change their evil plans into good ones. JAGUAR-MAN CREATOR: Alexi Sargeant, Homeschool home·school or home-school v. home·schooled, home·school·ing, home·schools v.tr. To instruct (a pupil, for example) in an educational program outside of established schools, especially in the home. , Wynnewood, Pennsylvania SIGNATURE POWER: With jaguarlike speed and agility, and a powerful bite, he's a force to reckon with to settle accounts or claims with; - used literally or figuratively. to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations; to anticipate. to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with raising three children as well as doing my job s>. See also: Reckon Reckon Reckon . But he only fights as a last resort. He's the ultimate defender of rain forests, protecting them from the bulldozers of greedy logging companies. MR. FREEZIE CREATOR: Miguel Francisco, Sycamore Junior High School Sycamore Junior High (SJHS) is two year, public junior high school located in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the only junior high school in the Sycamore Community District. , Cincinnati, Ohio SIGNATURE POWER: He has the icy characteristics of his home: the dwarf planet Pluto. He came to Earth to fight global warming. With his "super freezy" hands, he lifts warm air upward, causing it to chill and condense into cooling rain clouds. SANDMAN CREATOR: Victoria La Vista, Immaculate Conception School There are multiple schools with the name Immaculate Conception School:
SIGNATURE POWER: He has super-strength, super-intelligence, and the unusual ability to produce a continuous supply of sand. This jetpack-wearer helps halt beach erosion. Whenever he notices a beach wearing away from waves, winds, or hurricanes, he flies to the scene to replenish the shores. ELECTRAN CREATOR: Chelsea Julius, Immaculate Conception School, Somerville, New Jersey SIGNATURE POWER: She rubs her super-rough hands together to generate static electricity. As the electricity builds up, lightning forms. She uses her hands to throw lightning bolts at the weapons of bank robbers to stop crime. Special DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. helps her body heal immediately from wounds. STRETCHYMAN CREATOR: Brett Sherman, Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Fairfield, Connecticut SIGNATURE POWER: By rearranging his body's he can mold into any shape-including a giant bouncy ball to pounce on bad guys. He can stretch one arm to have tea with the Queen of England Noun 1. Queen of England - the sovereign ruler of England female monarch, queen regnant, queen - a female sovereign ruler , and stretch the other to nab a crook in New York. SOUND GIRL CREATOR: Alberta, Forest Ridge School, Gruver, Iowa SIGNATURE POWER: She can hear up to a frequency of 600,000 hertz. Average humans can hear up to 20,000 Hz. To fight sound-hating Silence--her arch nemesis who steals voices from the innocent--Sound Girl generates sound waves that vibrate rapidly in Silence's ears. The intense noise makes him flee. HYPERSONIA CREATOR: Margeaux Settineri, Roger Ludlowe Middle School Roger Ludlowe Middle School (RLMS) is a co-educational secondary school located in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The school is named after Roger Ludlow, the founder of the Town of Fairfield. , Fairfield, Connecticut SIGNATURE POWER: With just one push of her legs, she can take off and run or fly at a maximum speed of 5,000 miles per hour. She teams up with a time-traveling superhero and another with superstrength to form a crime-fighting trio. INFERNO CREATOR: Lacy McMurtrey, Big Spring Junior High School, Big Spring, Texas SIGNATURE POWER: She excretes a flammable liquid and uses her hands, feet, and mouth to create fire. Born on the superhot planet Venus, she has adapted to withstand high temperatures; her internal organs are burn resistant. She reserves her powers to defend the defenseless. |
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