Lapeer East and Lapeer West High School industrial arts students won dozens of awards at the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) competition at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie May 6-8.
The MITES 82nd annual convention recognizes craftsmanship in industrial and career technology in a number of categories, including inventions, drafting, graphic arts, wood projects, pattern-making and molding.
Among the top awards were first place awards to East’s Tyler Lemieux (two projects) and Brenton Jaros; and West student Wyatt Fleisher. Second place awards went to East’s Dylan Barriger, Brenton Jaros, and Kyle Waid; and West students Eric Boskee and Jordon Pierce. Third place awards went to East students Andrew Olson and Zach Sanford; and West students Devan Corneail and Nick Williams.
A total of 45 Lapeer East students from the classes of Mr. Jared Andres and Mr. Timothy Lewis sent one or more projects to the event and 33 West students from the classes of Mr. Cory Gutenschwager and Steve Hilgendorf exhibited one or more projects at the show.
At regional competition, 16 East projects won first place and West had 20 projects that won first place honors. At the State competition, a total of 25 East projects finished in the top 10 and West had 27 projects that finished in the top 10.
Other students who had top 10 projects at the event were:
East: Tyler Agnew (5th), Dylan Barriger (9th), Lucas Bonesteel (4th), Ricky Burley (6th), Mercedes Drinkhorn (10th), Tyler Graham (10th), Andrew Jack (5th), Josh Jacot (4th), Tony Julian (7th), Kaitlyn Kluge (5th), Grant Kropfeld (6th), Eddie Lockwood (5th), Jasmine Luzi (4th), Steven Medellin (5th), Alec Mihm (10th), Kim Mitchell (6th), Will Smith (6th) and Brandon Warren (4th).
West: Zac Allen (9th), Austin Allison (4th), Kyle Bannister (8th), Kyle Boose (three projects - 7th, 8th, 9th), Eric Boskee (10th), Mark Cox (5th), Nate Dillon (9th), Jessica Laidler (4th), Jared Miller (8th), Joe Miller (two projects- 8th, 9th), Jordon Pierce (5th), Collin Ray (two projects – 9th, 9th), Ken Smith (4th), Chandler Stefan (10th), Justin Sundberg (6th), Justin Sutherby (8th), Kaitlyn Becker (4th), and Robert Hicks (9th).
