Judging a project are, from left, Emily Baer from Black Swamp Steel; Lynn Cassabon from Mosser Consrtuction; and Craig Wymer, from Henry Gurtzweiler Inc.
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The participants in the competition.
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Thomas Dimitrew, director of Agriculture, Construction, and Engineering Technologies for Toledo Public Schools, speaks about the numerous construction-related programs available to high school students.
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Dana Patchen of the National Association of Women in Construction and Henry Gurtzweiler Inc., left, with regional award winner Elizabeth Marsh, who had placed first in the Toledo area in the previous contest, and went on to win in the regionals.
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Emmalee West, left, and Amarion Jordan, both students from Harvard Elementary School, and judge Ryan Odendahl, of The Kwest Group. West would finish first with her bridge from California to Hawaii, and Jordan placed third with his creation of a homeless shelter for 52 people.
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Jim Lortie of Brooks Insurance Agency takes notes as one of the volunteer judges at the event.
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Tyree Bowen, of Longfellow Elementary School, left, and Jaylon Evans of Leverette Elementary School chat with judge Emily Baer of Black Swamp Steel.
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Raymond Woodall of Walbridge Elementary Schools works on his project.
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Volunteer judge Chuck Kethel, from Henry Gurtzweiler Inc., talks with builder Kaitlyn Solly from Longfellow Elementary School.
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Kanae Morrison, a student at DeVeaux Elementary School, works on her project.
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National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) members with the three winning students. From left: Amarion Jordan, left, Emmalee West, both of Harvard Elementary School, and Tyree Bowen, of Longfellow Elementary School.
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