Local Students Shine In Web Page Design Contest

Local Students Shine In Web Page Design Contest
Article Launched: 04/06/2008

The sixth annual Tech Prep Web Page Design contest showcased talents of student teams from local high schools on March 13.

This year the competition had an "Iron Chef" twist with a "surprise ingredient" added at the last minute to a work order to construct a promotional Web site for their hometown.

Award recipients were:

• First Place - Vanden High School, Lisa Leone sponsor - Sandra Carbajal and Renee Kanoran

• Second Place - Benicia High School, Annette Fewins sponsor - Taylor Dennis

• Third Place - Will C. Wood High School, Debbie Garcia sponsor- Ian McCambridge

• Fourth Place - Benicia High School, Annette Fewins sponsor -Adam Emery, Patrick Kranz and Anthony Cardenas

• Fifth Place - Benicia High School, Annette Fewins sponsor - Sean Ireton, Anthony Holmberg and Ian McGarvey

Tech Prep is a national program that recognizes the rigorous curriculum offered in high school career-technical classrooms and bridges students to appropriate college placement in their chosen career path.

Local Tech Prep competitions are sponsored by Solano Community College in conjunction with business intermediaries such as Solano Economic Development Corporation and with the support of many other businesses and industry partners.

Often students can earn college credit while still in high school.

These competitions offer students the opportunity to build real world career skills in contextual learning activities. Students use academic skills while working in teams, under deadlines, with specific objectives in mind.