The Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) 2012 Regional Competition took place May 3-4, 2012 at Big Rapids High School. The competition compared 500-600 student projects by category and subject from high schools and tech centers within Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Mason, Manistee, Lake, Mecosta, and Osceola counties. Business professionals and instructional staff from Ferris State University judged the projects according to difficulty, accuracy, and craftsmanship.

The top four projects from each category qualify for state competition. Muskegon Area Career Tech Center (MACTC) students entered many projects within the 35 Computer-Aided Design (CAD) categories 22 of which qualified for State Competition:

1st  place - Nick Frein (West Michigan Christian), Architectural Design Commercial Building
1st  place - Nick Frein (West Michigan Christian), Topographical Mapping
1st  place - Blade Dick (Ravenna), Architectural Presentation

From: http://www.whitehallschools.net

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Seven Whitehall Middle School students and their teacher will be awarded the Michigan State Senate’s White Pine Award by Senator Geoff Hansen (R-Hart) this Friday, April 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the gym at the middle school located at 401 Elizabeth Street.

The students, Alaina Anderson, Breann Comstock, Brooke Bachelder, Nathan McWhinnie, Elle Bachelder, Victoria Learman and Morgan Mitteer, and their teacher Susan Tate, are being recognized for their environmental work that led to the group’s becoming a first place winner in the national Lexus Eco Challenge. The White Pine Award is given annually in recognition of efforts to protect Michigan’s natural resources. The students will be planting the tree on the grounds of the middle school.