DAEDF holds Youth Engineering Contest

November 21, 2018

HIGH SCHOOL WINNERS: DAEDF President Lyle Roggow presents checks to High School Overall Competition winners: Gavin Banks of RRTC (Marlow) and Roland Cook of Duncan.

The Duncan Area Economic Development Foundation (DAEDF) hosted this year's Duncan Area Youth Engineering Contest for 7-12th grade students in the Red River Technology Center school district Nov. 12, with students winning $3,950 in prize money, along with scholarships to Cameron University.

“Each year we look forward to seeing the designs students come up with and love that we are able to collaborate with area schools and employers on this initiative,” stated Jeannie Bowden, Race Coordinator. “This event along with others is educating youth for careers following graduation and helping fill the workforce pipeline for employers.”

Students competed for monetary awards in the areas of engineering, the fastest CO2 race car, overall, and people's choice. In addition, Cameron University presented scholarships to the top three overall winners and teachers received an appreciation gift.

The contest is challenging for students, teachers, and parents. It requires critical thinking, design, drafting, and manufacturing a CO2 race car. This contest is possible because of DAEDF's partnership with local middle schools, high schools, Red River Technology Center, and Cameron University. Duncan's Dream It! Do It! initiative is a manufacturing career pathway associated with the Manufacturing Institute and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).

Duncan Area Youth Engineering Contest - 2018 Middle School Winners

People's Choice

1st Place Hunter Miller, Marlow

2nd Place Andrew Wollenburg, Marlow

3rd Place Anastasia Scott, Duncan

Engineering

1st Place Jaiden Gregston, Duncan

2nd Place Kacyn Miller, Duncan

3rd Place Sofia Flores, Duncan

CO2 Race

1st Place Dallas Woody, Empire

2nd Place Jaiden Gregston, Duncan