Meet the Creative Kids Who Named Micke Grove’s New Mini Golf Adventure!
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Meet the Creative Kids Who Named Micke Grove’s New Mini Golf Adventure!

Get ready to grab your putters and unleash your wild side—Micke Grove Regional Park’s brand-new zoo-themed mini golf course officially has a name, and it’s AWESOME. After weeks of imagination, creativity, and dozens of clever ideas from local students, San Joaquin County has crowned the winners of its Mini Golf Naming Contest… and the results are pure safari-themed perfection.

Venture Academy Students Win National Lemelson-MIT Grant to Develop Invention Supporting Elder Mobility
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Venture Academy Students Win National Lemelson-MIT Grant to Develop Invention Supporting Elder Mobility

A group of innovative young minds from Venture Academy has earned national recognition for their creativity, compassion, and commitment to solving real-world challenges. The school’s student InvenTeam has been awarded a prestigious $7,500 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams® Grant, becoming one of only eight high schools in the entire country selected for the 2025–26 cohort. Their mission: to design a new invention that helps older adults retain or regain the ability to stand up from a seated position, a vital component of independence and quality of life.

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