Avondale CTE students earn awards at State Competition

Avondale High School Career and Technical Education students earned recognition as part of the Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society (MITES) state competition and conference. The students, accompanied by Avondale teachers, Andrew Maurer (Architectural Design) and William Ray (Electricity) traveled to Saginaw Valley State University to compete against their peers who submitted more than 3600 projects.

Project entries are divided into 13 divisions and each division is broken into smaller more specific classifications. Avondale students submitted projects in classifications including architectural models, electricity wall trainers, photo-realistic renderings and mechanical drawings.

Students receiving awards during the competition included sophomore Alex Demlow who earned a Divisional Award as well as first place for his electricity project; junior Saim Rehman who placed first for both his architectural model and his architectural animation and placed second for his architectural exterior photo-realistic renderings; sophomore Erika Coonan who earned first place for her architectural animation and second place for her architectural interior and exterior photo-realistic renderings; and junior Victor Lee who placed first for his architectural exterior photo-realistic renderings and also earned a fourth place award for his architectural model.

Avondale students also earning recognition at the event were senior Jason Tran for his photo-realistic rendering and architectural animation; senior Tyler Wayne for his mechanical CAD drawing and 3D printed assembly; and senior Ron Peteuil, juniors Richard Fawaz and Brennen Kuhn and freshman Nick Tran who each entered an electricity wall trainer into the competition.

The Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) hosts the competition and conference each year to encourage and recognize fine craftsmanship in the field of Industrial Technology and Career Technical Education. Supporting teachers and students since 1928 and with more than 400 members and volunteers, the organization believes in the power of hands-on, relevant and real-world learning. Visit www.mites.cc to learn more.