We held our national web design and development competition at the Georgia World Congress Center n Atlanta during the last week of June (June 23 – 27). This marked the 22st consecutive year we have held this competition. We are most appreciative of those who made the trek to Georgia (including David Jackson, Tammy Finch, and Dan Dao).
As we have done in recent years, this competition was entirely online. Competitors were provided with a server based coding environment. This year, they were able to meet the client in person and ask questions about the desired site. Competitors were encouraged to use font libraries (such as Google fonts) and were asked to provide an overview of their web development process and wireframes/ storyboards to practicing professionals from the Kansas City metro area. Competitors were interviewed separately by individuals from the Peoria (Illinois) area and Dallas (Texas) area regarding why they should be hired as a team. We separate the business acumen questions from the process questions to develop a better picture of the capabilities of each team.
We offer congratulations to all teams. In order to compete in our national contest, each team has to win first place in their respective state competition. Therefore, all who are present are winners. Those who made the finals (gold, silver, and bronze) are listed below. We hold separate college/ post-secondary and high school competitions.
College/ Post-secondary winners
- Gold – Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater (Florida)
- Silver – Fort Hays Tech Northwest (Kansas)
- Bronze – College of Western Idaho (Idaho)
From L to R: College/Postsecondary medalists—Silver-Salvador Meza Lopez and Yan Blaire Dologuin, Fort Hays Tech Northwest (Kan.); Gold-Kaylee Conley and Ashley Chance, Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater (Fla.); Bronze-Matthias Barnes and Ryan Posey, College of Western Idaho (Idaho).
High School (Secondary) winners
- Gold – Meridian Technical Charter High School (Idaho)
- Silver – River Islands High School (California)
- Bronze – Ben Barber Career Center (Texas)
From L to R: National technical committee members Tammy Finch and David Jackson; High School medalists—Silver-Kush Varma Chola and Kushith Hanmandla, River Islands High School (Calif.); Gold-Chance Spradley and Brady Sligar, Meridian Technical Charter High School (Idaho); Bronze-Kaitlyn Ferguson and Kaden Nguyen, Ben Barber Career Center (Texas); National technical committee member Mark DuBois.
Photos from competitions
We took a number of photos during the competition this year. We created a photo gallery for those who wish to see a bit more about the competition.
Congratulations to all who participated in our competitions in Atlanta.
