NCCER and Build Your Future have announced the winners of the fifth annual I BUILT THIS! video contest. Intended to help promote construction as an industry of choice, the contest showcases outstanding construction projects from the unique perspective of trainees, students and instructors.
NCCER and BYF congratulate the winners for all five categories: Jordan Stambaugh and Gavin Rouse of Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Westminster, Maryland (group secondary); Moshe Udy and Curtis Choi of ABC Southern California in Anaheim (group postsecondary); Joey Arrington of Carroll County Career and Technology Center (individual secondary); Russ Jackson of Southern Air in the Commonwealth of Virginia (individual postsecondary) and Jose Torres, Virgilio Morales, Eddie Torres, Jose Gomez and Tony Rodriquez of Milby High School in Houston, Texas (People’s Choice).
This year’s winners will each receive an NCCER and BYF Swag Pack, Carhartt Legacy Deluxe Work Pack and Tool Belt and $150 Visa gift card. Additional category-specific prizes include GoPro and accessories, DeWalt Gift Packages, Harbor Freight Tools gift cards and NCCER classroom book sets from Pearson. In total, more than $15,000 worth in prizes will be distributed.
Students, trainees and instructors from craft training programs were eligible to submit videos from Oct. 1-31. Back by popular demand for the second year in a row, the People’s Choice award was open for votes Nov. 12-17. With nearly 4,500 votes cast, the Milby High School group took home the award with over 34% of the votes.
NCCER and BYF thanks the following organizations for their prize sponsorship of the 2019 contest: Carhartt, DeWalt, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools and Pearson. For more details and to see the winning videos, check out www.nccer.org/i-built-this.