Create Your Future
Gates Projects Video Showcase
Welcome to an inspiring introductory showcase of the 2025-26 Gates projects and the young innovators behind them. Gates is a place where imagination meets tangible solutions and the projects presented in these videos are a testament to each young innovator's journey.
These Cardigan middle school boys are not just dreaming of a better future but actively shaping it with their own hands. Each presentation is a window into the minds of these young innovators, offering a snapshot introduction to the year-long projects they've passionately developed to tackle various challenges facing our society.
From environmental conservation to technological solutions for everyday problems, these bright young minds are on a mission to make a significant impact. Dive in and witness the extraordinary potential of youth innovation in action here in Gates!
Jenny Sabados
Director of the Gates Program
Sixth Grade
![Axis Blade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776350264/cardiganorg/ejh55oddg1bpvhpotp65/gates2026-6thgrade-axisblade.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776350264/cardiganorg/ejh55oddg1bpvhpotp65/gates2026-6thgrade-axisblade.jpg","width":512}])
By Thomas Sheff and Samuel Tai
![Cant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776350782/cardiganorg/rshhhixeyusn5wbgfdy4/gates2026-6thgrade-cant.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776350782/cardiganorg/rshhhixeyusn5wbgfdy4/gates2026-6thgrade-cant.jpg","width":512}])
By Bo Pepper and Wyatt Early
![Chillmuff]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776347873/cardiganorg/eovzhttjn5gawhm3aapo/gates2026-6thgrade-chillmuff.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776347873/cardiganorg/eovzhttjn5gawhm3aapo/gates2026-6thgrade-chillmuff.jpg","width":512}])
By Tom Andrews and Reed Thornton Zarzycki
![Cushioned Sled]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776346764/cardiganorg/vrguikugsptge6xmkuzx/gates2026-6thgrade-cushionedsleep.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776346764/cardiganorg/vrguikugsptge6xmkuzx/gates2026-6thgrade-cushionedsleep.jpg","width":512}])
By Stevie Langetieg and Azul Pazos-Berumen
![Cryocase]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776349613/cardiganorg/jh23hsxed5wl476bdvdd/gates2026-6thgrade-cryocase.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776349613/cardiganorg/jh23hsxed5wl476bdvdd/gates2026-6thgrade-cryocase.jpg","width":512}])
By Cedric Donovan, Luis Han, and Taiyo Nanko
![Chillmuff]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776349164/cardiganorg/pnkbhsxxjzfz85yhzwxq/gates2026-6thgrade-irongrip.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776349164/cardiganorg/pnkbhsxxjzfz85yhzwxq/gates2026-6thgrade-irongrip.jpg","width":512}])
By Charlie Coff, Rey Hu, and Yusei Taketomi
![Mighty Mini Sticks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776350586/cardiganorg/ylkb2wjzwdnhtvt8bgoi/gates2026-6thgrade-mightyministicks.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776350586/cardiganorg/ylkb2wjzwdnhtvt8bgoi/gates2026-6thgrade-mightyministicks.jpg","width":512}])
By Louis Cho, Jackson Gandin, and Niven Sinclair
Seventh Grade
![Basecamp Drying]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776362293/cardiganorg/rqkh8uuyckz7e2fj4iu3/gates2026-7thgrade-basecampdrying.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776362293/cardiganorg/rqkh8uuyckz7e2fj4iu3/gates2026-7thgrade-basecampdrying.jpg","width":512}])
By Reo Kelley, Matthew Rhee, and Leonardo Yin
![CleanStream]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776362100/cardiganorg/ccgo5th8bf3akrsngp6g/gates2026-7thgrade-cleanstream.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776362100/cardiganorg/ccgo5th8bf3akrsngp6g/gates2026-7thgrade-cleanstream.jpg","width":512}])
By George Fein, Henry Hu, and Lucas Zhang
![Clip Cap]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776357099/cardiganorg/ou1t4odnuziqlbcmzns8/gates2026-7thgrade-clipcap.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776357099/cardiganorg/ou1t4odnuziqlbcmzns8/gates2026-7thgrade-clipcap.jpg","width":512}])
By Maverick Duggan, Haruma Murata, and Elvis Tai
![EcoFish]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776361204/cardiganorg/myc9wgrvle1e6n6td3mx/gates2026-7thgrade-ecofish.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776361204/cardiganorg/myc9wgrvle1e6n6td3mx/gates2026-7thgrade-ecofish.jpg","width":512}])
By Richard Kim, Macqueen Li, and Ross Navins
![ETH Lacrosse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776356722/cardiganorg/zn5lnpaqkzpt1om8hhzs/gates2026-7thgrade-ethlacrosse.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776356722/cardiganorg/zn5lnpaqkzpt1om8hhzs/gates2026-7thgrade-ethlacrosse.jpg","width":512}])
By Enrique Miranda Gaxiola, Torin Shirangi, and Harry Xu
![Gear Sock It]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776355739/cardiganorg/b9hbzjfunx35mhtwe4dy/gates2026-7thgrade-gearsockit.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776355739/cardiganorg/b9hbzjfunx35mhtwe4dy/gates2026-7thgrade-gearsockit.jpg","width":512}])
By Joseph Chen, James Harris, and Logan Shainker
![GotchYo Back]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776356244/cardiganorg/sukxsrhhkfw9xjlcgg1q/gates2026-7thgrade-gotchyoback.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776356244/cardiganorg/sukxsrhhkfw9xjlcgg1q/gates2026-7thgrade-gotchyoback.jpg","width":512}])
By Topher Bunnell, Ryan Pfeiffer, and Ryan Sheff
![Jetowan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776356917/cardiganorg/rkxev144igvxg0olh3qa/gates2026-7thgrade-jetowan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776356917/cardiganorg/rkxev144igvxg0olh3qa/gates2026-7thgrade-jetowan.jpg","width":512}])
By Tom Rinkin, Taiwon Yoon, and George Yu
![Magnet Glide]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776362630/cardiganorg/rabutm5za0py1tg0ky3t/gates2026-7thgrade-magnetglide.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776362630/cardiganorg/rabutm5za0py1tg0ky3t/gates2026-7thgrade-magnetglide.jpg","width":512}])
By Xander Jamgochian, Jasper MacIndoe, and Daniel Thomas
![Mmm Ski Pole Strap]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776361407/cardiganorg/z1r9unky8um6e2enpglq/gates2026-7thgrade-mmmskipole.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776361407/cardiganorg/z1r9unky8um6e2enpglq/gates2026-7thgrade-mmmskipole.jpg","width":512}])
By Austin Ma, Seiya Mori, and Elias Morris
![Mr. Lean]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776351081/cardiganorg/pncdnnxwazjpp8dim2ki/gates2026-7thgrade-mrlean.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776351081/cardiganorg/pncdnnxwazjpp8dim2ki/gates2026-7thgrade-mrlean.jpg","width":512}])
By Eyan Balbona and Oliver Koenigsbauer
![Ramblr]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776361752/cardiganorg/v5jeadgibn2bermetcaa/gates2026-7thgrade-ramblr.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776361752/cardiganorg/v5jeadgibn2bermetcaa/gates2026-7thgrade-ramblr.jpg","width":512}])
By Yoonseung Chung, Baxter Hunt, and Taewoo Kim
![Send Itttt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776355980/cardiganorg/fvvzvwhs7zvvbgt8eh24/gates2026-7thgrade-senditttt.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776355980/cardiganorg/fvvzvwhs7zvvbgt8eh24/gates2026-7thgrade-senditttt.jpg","width":512}])
By Ford Collins, Henry Petrow, and Rylan Rousseau
![Skate Tight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776362458/cardiganorg/rmowrghpzxwtft2gz3zv/gates2026-7thgrade-skatetight.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776362458/cardiganorg/rmowrghpzxwtft2gz3zv/gates2026-7thgrade-skatetight.jpg","width":512}])
By Junghyup Hong, Harvey Ye, and Lawrence Zhang
![Snaplynx]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776357274/cardiganorg/xelfcn9d9f1cnsl77fvh/gates2026-7thgrade-snaplynx.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776357274/cardiganorg/xelfcn9d9f1cnsl77fvh/gates2026-7thgrade-snaplynx.jpg","width":512}])
By Jayden Jang, Stanley Mai, and Michael Rhee
![Snow Sink]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776355512/cardiganorg/so79azdbjft5vfmuqdqc/gates2026-7thgrade-snowsink.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776355512/cardiganorg/so79azdbjft5vfmuqdqc/gates2026-7thgrade-snowsink.jpg","width":512}])
By Aiden Ban, Henry Cha, and Costas Panousopoulos
![Soap it up 6000]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776355319/cardiganorg/jxnelyr1wgaibgfhlm7w/gates2026-7thgrade-soapitup6000.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776355319/cardiganorg/jxnelyr1wgaibgfhlm7w/gates2026-7thgrade-soapitup6000.jpg","width":512}])
By Patrick Mahoney and Rodrigo Ramos
![TouchPoint]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776361907/cardiganorg/i1yovw5bydhpoyz2jtcw/gates2026-7thgrade-touchpoint.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776361907/cardiganorg/i1yovw5bydhpoyz2jtcw/gates2026-7thgrade-touchpoint.jpg","width":512}])
By Jayden Hwang, Terry Lang, and Eliott Lo
Gates Program News
![Cardigan Students Shine in the Charles C. Gates Invention & Innovation Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777431720/cardiganorg/b276ilz0hk419hsqzpz9/i-WhddC99-X4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777431720/cardiganorg/b276ilz0hk419hsqzpz9/i-WhddC99-X4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777431720/cardiganorg/b276ilz0hk419hsqzpz9/i-WhddC99-X4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1777431720/cardiganorg/b276ilz0hk419hsqzpz9/i-WhddC99-X4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1777431720/cardiganorg/b276ilz0hk419hsqzpz9/i-WhddC99-X4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777431720/cardiganorg/b276ilz0hk419hsqzpz9/i-WhddC99-X4.jpg","width":2047}])
This year’s Gates competition included 29 original projects presented by 60 students–52 Inventors and eight Futurists.
![Gates 2025 patent nods]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775061988/cardiganorg/szy5cyfrhlkbaotecium/gates-2025-patentnods.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775061988/cardiganorg/szy5cyfrhlkbaotecium/gates-2025-patentnods.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775061988/cardiganorg/szy5cyfrhlkbaotecium/gates-2025-patentnods.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775061988/cardiganorg/szy5cyfrhlkbaotecium/gates-2025-patentnods.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775061988/cardiganorg/szy5cyfrhlkbaotecium/gates-2025-patentnods.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1775061988/cardiganorg/szy5cyfrhlkbaotecium/gates-2025-patentnods.jpg","width":2200}])
Many of the boys in our Gates Program are hoping their inventions will win a coveted Patent Nod––acknowledging the marketability of their invention and providing them with the funding to begin the application process for a U.S. Patent.
![Gates Boat Launch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749044418/cardiganorg/yqjiekvegwmimnuzvfth/0C5A8510-X4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749044418/cardiganorg/yqjiekvegwmimnuzvfth/0C5A8510-X4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749044418/cardiganorg/yqjiekvegwmimnuzvfth/0C5A8510-X4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749044418/cardiganorg/yqjiekvegwmimnuzvfth/0C5A8510-X4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749044418/cardiganorg/yqjiekvegwmimnuzvfth/0C5A8510-X4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749044418/cardiganorg/yqjiekvegwmimnuzvfth/0C5A8510-X4.jpg","width":2047}])
With three weeks left of school, Gates students set out to build a 13-foot skiff, and launched it with Mr. Day at the helm.
![Gates Futurists]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749043782/cardiganorg/k4bya3hfaf4cgqaifz4w/gates-futurists-unh.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749043782/cardiganorg/k4bya3hfaf4cgqaifz4w/gates-futurists-unh.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749043782/cardiganorg/k4bya3hfaf4cgqaifz4w/gates-futurists-unh.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1749043782/cardiganorg/k4bya3hfaf4cgqaifz4w/gates-futurists-unh.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1749043782/cardiganorg/k4bya3hfaf4cgqaifz4w/gates-futurists-unh.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749043782/cardiganorg/k4bya3hfaf4cgqaifz4w/gates-futurists-unh.jpg","width":2048}])
Four teams from Cardigan delivered outstanding presentations alongside 30 teams from schools across the state.
![Gates Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746043688/cardiganorg/fn3972tunlezqgh1qwsz/DSC00761-X5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746043688/cardiganorg/fn3972tunlezqgh1qwsz/DSC00761-X5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746043688/cardiganorg/fn3972tunlezqgh1qwsz/DSC00761-X5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746043688/cardiganorg/fn3972tunlezqgh1qwsz/DSC00761-X5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746043688/cardiganorg/fn3972tunlezqgh1qwsz/DSC00761-X5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746043688/cardiganorg/fn3972tunlezqgh1qwsz/DSC00761-X5.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to all the students who engaged in the yearlong program and persevered through false starts, broken parts, dead ends, and last-minute changes!
![Inside the Gates Lab]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744797107/cardiganorg/cdjas3aqdj1ez74in2i0/gates-innovators-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744797107/cardiganorg/cdjas3aqdj1ez74in2i0/gates-innovators-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744797107/cardiganorg/cdjas3aqdj1ez74in2i0/gates-innovators-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744797107/cardiganorg/cdjas3aqdj1ez74in2i0/gates-innovators-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744797107/cardiganorg/cdjas3aqdj1ez74in2i0/gates-innovators-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744797107/cardiganorg/cdjas3aqdj1ez74in2i0/gates-innovators-1.jpg","width":2200}])
Gates Innovators are developing business plans for products and services that aim to solve current real-world problems.