Broughal MS: Follett Challenge winners

Broughal MS has won $30,000 in products and services in the Follett Challenge.

To win, the staff, students, community members and local businesses described and documented a project in which students built an environmentally friendly gingerbread house.

The school has now qualified to win a $60,000 grand prize.

To view the video, visit http://follettchallenge.com.

BAVTS: Auto tech students in competition

Bethlehem AVTS students took first place in automotive technology competition sponsored by the Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association hosted at Northampton Community College. Seniors: Logan Koehler, Northampton, and Dan Mirza, Bethlehem Catholic, won the competition. Both seniors are cooperative education students: Logan at Cherryville Service Center, Slatington and Dan at JCL Automotive, Hellertown.

The competition consisted of six hands on workstations which tested the students’ knowledge in various areas. The students also had to diagnose and repair a “bugged” vehicle.

The Greater Lehigh Valley Auto Dealers Association (GLVADA) established the GLVADA Automotive Competition in 2002. The competition was established to promote an alliance between the Lehigh Valley auto dealers and local vocational technical programs.

Since 2002 students who have won the GLVADA competition have gone on to represent GLVADA at the National Automotive Technology competition in New York City held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center during the New York International Auto Show March 28-30. More than 30 teams of students will be representing their sending automotive dealers association for the chance to win over $3 million in prizes and scholarships. More information on the National Competition can be found at this website http://www.nationalautotech.com/competition/about.shtml.

BASD: Teams among ‘What’s Cool’ winners

An awards ceremony Feb, 23, commemorated the student teams who participated in the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” video contest. Middle school students from 25 school districts in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, and Bucks counties, representatives from the involved manufacturing companies, parents, sponsors and supporters gathered to celebrate the students’ notable efforts and final presentations.

Awards were presented to student teams involved in the educational contest, such as the Viewers Choice Award, won by Northampton School District, determined by public voting on dreamitdoitpa.com. Other awards were handed to Bethlehem Broughal MS partnered with Just Born Quality Confections for the Outstanding Program Award; Schuylkill Haven School District partnered with Cardinal Systems Inc. for the Outstanding Editing Award; Nazareth School District with C.F. Martin & Co. for the Outstanding Creativity Award; East Penn School District partnered with Smooth On Inc. for the Outstanding Cool Award; Parkland School District partnered with ProtoCAM for the Outstanding Team Spirit Award; a tie between Bethlehem Nitschmann MS partnered with American Millwork & Cabinetry and Palmerton School District partnered with Blue Ridge Pressure Casting for the Outstanding Educational Value Award; Northern Lehigh School District partnered with Atlas Machining & Welding for the Outstanding Videography Award; Outstanding Marketing went to Tamaqua School District partnered with Highwood USA Inc.

Presented by Pennsylvania’s Dream It. Do It., the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” video contest gave students the opportunity to connect directly with local manufacturers, document their experiences and present them in an educational and “cool” way. The contest was created to generate excitement that draws students to consider manufacturing career paths.

The winning videos are available for viewing at dreamitdoitpa.com. For more information regarding the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” student video contest and Dream It. Do It. Pennsylvania, visit dreamitdoitpa.com and facebook.com/dreamitdoitpa.

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