Brett Jones and his grandmother, Sharleen Squires.
Brett Jones, a third grader at Hill Intermediate School, recently took third place in the People’s Choice Awards at “The Invention Convention.”

Each child was given the task of coming up with a novel invention of their own. Jones’ invention was “Granny’s Terrific Towel,” for people with arthritis to hold and grasp.

Jones is in the STEM program at Hill Intermediate. His STEM teacher is Fay Wagner. Jones is the son of Jennifer and Tim Jones.