Their projects, which in many cases took a full semester or even a full year to complete, were first judged at the regional level in Battle Creek. Those earning a first through fourth-place at regionals qualified to move on to the state competition at Bellaire.
Thornapple Kellogg students entered a variety of projects under industrial arts and 21st Century Skills teacher Scott Meyers and woodworking teacher Matt Melvin.
Woodworking Honors:
Brandon Saindon: First at regional; second at state
Hudson DeHaan: Third at regional; honorable mention at state
Kaitlyn Smith: Second at regional; honorable mention at state
Alex Miller: First at regional; honorable mention at state
Logan Moore: First at regional; second at state
Ty Leaf: First at regional; first at state
Engineering Honors:
Hudson DeHaan: First at regionals
Nicholas Emington: Second at regionals; first at state
Matthew McNee: Third at regional; honorable mention at state
Allen Saunders: Third at regional; honorable mention at state
Hunter Lapekes: First at regionals; first at state
Camden Dart: Sixth at regionals
Jordan Hey: Fourth at regional; eighth at state
Gabe Kotrba: (Two entries) first and fourth at regional; both earned honorable mention at state
Auston Ruth and Kyle VanRhee: Fifth at regional
Nathaniel Church: Second at regionals; honorable mention at state
Paige Willette: Fifth at regionals
Claudia Wilkinson: First at regionals; first at state
Zachery Sydkloski: Second at regionals; third at state
Tyler Rowan: Fourth at regionals; honorable mention at state
Alex Miller: First at regionals; first at state
Joseph Fitzgerald: First at regionals; eighth at state
Architecture Honors
Kameron McLaughlin: Honorable mention at state
Olivia Swiderski: First at state
Isaac Repp: Regional and state honors
Shylin Robirds: First at regional; fourth at state
Brennan Lutz: First at regional; first at state
Other architectural students earning regional and state honors are Dan Knoblauch, Krista Powell, Thomas Sines, Riley Kidder, Sydney Chambers, Mike Niemi, Brett Caswell, Nathan Church, Gabe Kotrba, Logan Kimbrue, Jakob Copeland, Nathan Kinne.