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Jan 2, 2020

Welcome to the Future

Celebrate Hilton Head Magazine

Photography By

M.KAT
We asked local younglings what they thought the future would look like—from inventions that would make life easier, to whether or not we would live on another planet. Here’s what they had to say…

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Emma Grace Bannon
Age: 8
School: Okatie Elementary

What is your favorite subject currently?
I would have to say math is my favorite subject.

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
I would invent a machine that makes food out of thin air. That way we could eliminate the pollution that comes from food production.

What occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
In 2040, I think I might actually be a singer.

What is your favorite song?
“Poker Face,” by Lady Gaga.

Do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
We could live on a different planet, but that would be like in 1,000 years. And if we did, it would
probably be on Mars because science shows there could have been dried up streams on Mars.

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age.
An actual phone you could text on: iPhones?

Cameron Jacobi

Cameron Jacobi
Age: 9
School: Red Cedar Elementary School

What is your favorite subject currently?
Math

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
A Doing-Everything-Thing-a ma-Bob. It would make me pancakes, have a TV and a little basketball goal that pops out so I can shoot baskets. It would be something people can wear.

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
NBA player

What problem facing the world do you think will be the biggest when you are your parents’ age?
People are dying from the effects of today’s littering. There’s so much litter that the animals start dying, and then people eat the dead animals and they get sick and die.

 

Alexis Luckasevic

Alexis Luckasevic

Alexis Luckasevic
Age: 11
School: Hilton Head Preparatory School

What is your favorite subject currently?
My favorite subject is pre-algebra.

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
I would like to invent a way to pause
time whenever I’m running late.

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
I would really hope to see myself golfing for the PGA in 2040.

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
I don’t see myself living on another planet because people are so used to the climate on Earth, it would be really hard to adapt to. If we ruin Earth, there is no second chance.

Harper Hodsdon

Harper Hodsdon

Harper Hodsdon
Age: 9
School: Hilton Head Island IB Elementary School

What is your favorite subject currently?
Math

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
Robots

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
NASA

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
Mars

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age.
iPhones

 

Henry Simpson

Henry Simpson

Henry Simpson
Age: 7
School: Red Cedar Elementary

What is your favorite subject currently?
Science and reading

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
A Christmas light shooter to decorate houses.

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
Writer

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
Yes. Neptune.

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age.
Cell phone

 

Anderson Kaufman

Anderson Kaufman

Anderson Kaufman
Age: 11
School: Bluffton Middle School

What is your favorite subject currently?
Art

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
A video game designer

What problem facing the world do you think will be the biggest when you are your parents age?
Global warming

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
Hopefully not because that will mean the world exploded

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age.
Smart phones

 

Joaquin Porto-Manfru

Joaquin Porto-Manfru

Joaquin Porto-Manfru
Age: 9
School: red cedar elementary

What is your favorite subject currently?
Math

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
Robot goalkeeper

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
Soccer player

What problem facing the world do you think will be the biggest when you are your parents age?
Pollution

 

Kennedy Frazier

Kennedy Frazier

Kennedy Frazier
Age: 8
School: Red Cedar Elementary School

What is your favorite subject currently?
ELA (English Language Arts)

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
Food-o-Matic. It would prepare food for me.

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
Actress

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
Yes, the moon.

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age.
Mother: cellphone
Father: internet

Leah Copeland

Leah Copeland

Leah Copeland
Age: 7
School: Bluffton Elementary School

What is your favorite subject currently?
Math

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
A robot to clean for me

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
A veterinarian for cats

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
No! Because there isn’t any oxygen except for on Earth, and on every other planet, water is not a liquid.

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age?
The internet

What’s your favorite website?
Probably Google … and YouTube.

Luke Kemeny

Luke Kemeny

Luke Kemeny
Age: 9
School: Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts

What is your favorite subject currently?
Math

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
A robot with a bar code scanner that would look up the questions and spit out the answers to my homework.

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
Maybe a YouTuber or diver; I might teach or work at the Island Rec Center helping kids.

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
Mars

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age.
Siri, DVDs and Netflix

Miguel Perdomo

Miguel Perdomo

Miguel Perdomo
Age: 10
School: Red Cedar Elementary

What is your favorite subject currently?
ELA (English Language Arts)

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
A machine that could stop any machine that has an engine. So, if I become a police officer, we could stop another car in a chase.

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
A professional lawyer.

What problem facing the world do you think will be the biggest when you are your parents age?
Paying for land and buying enough food for my family to eat—and having shelter.

Thomas Coley

Thomas Coley

Thomas Coley
Age: 8
School: Hilton Head Island IB Elementary School

What is your favorite subject currently?
Technology

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
A tele-porter because it’s kind of annoying to have to drive six hours just to go somewhere for a few days

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
Engineer or computer scientist

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
Yes, and it will be Mars because in 2026, we are sending human life forms there.

Ask your parents if there is some item they use every day that was not invented when they were your age.
The iPhone 8

Yoliany Grageola

Yoliany Grageola

Yoliany Grageola
Age: 7
School: Hilton Head Island IB Elementary School

What is your favorite subject currently?
Art, because I love to paint and draw.

What would you invent to make life easier for your future self?
Flying cars that can drive themselves, so I don’t have to drive.

As of right now, what occupation do you see yourself having in the year 2040?
I see myself as a teacher because I like kids.

In the future, do you think we’ll ever live on another planet? If so, which one?
I want to live on Earth.

A Behind the Scenes peek at our shoot with these kids at CH2’s STUDIO!

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