The project took two years to complete and involved sourcing materials, steam-bending wood, and welding. Hart plans to take the boat with him to Syracuse University where he will study architecture.

Mahwah's Lukas Hart built a boat for a school project. It floats! The 11-foot, 450-pound wooden motorboat is named "Lady Bird" in a nod to the school's Thunderbird mascot.

A black-history project at Reidsville Middle School combined research with innovation. Each home base in the school created a float representing a different figure in black history. "I think it's been ...