We held our national web design and development competition iat the Georgia World Congress Center n Atlanta during the week of June 24 – 28. This marked the 21st consecutive year we have held this competition. We are most appreciative of those who made the trek to Georgia (including Steve Waddell, David Jackson, Bryce Hickson, Tammy Finch, and Na’im Salahuddin).
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 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
- First place (gold) – Ozarks Technical Community College, MO
- Second place (silver) – Southern Adventist University, TN
- Third place (bronze) – Northwest Kansas Technical College, KS
Left to right: Technical committee members Tammy Finch and Steve Waddell (in back). Silver medal team: Sam Tooley and Caeden Scott of Southern Adventist University, Tenn.; Gold medal team: Chloe Gertner and Zachery Smith of Ozarks Technical Community College, Mo,; and Bronze medal team: Kenli Shaw, and Yan Blaire Dologuin of Northwest Kansas Technical College, Kan. Technical committee members Mark DuBois and Na’im Salahuddin.
High School winners
- First place (gold) – Meridian Technical Charter High School, ID
- Second place (silver) – Barren County Area Technology Center, KY
- Third place (bronze) – Dover Area High School, PN
Left to right: Technical committee members Tammy Finch and Steve Waddell; Silver medal team: Leah Somerville and Tyler Carnes Christie of Barren County Area Technology Center, Ky.; Gold medal team: Rhys Jordan and Steven Shoen of Meridian Technical Charter High School, Idaho; and Bronze medal team: Alexander Roman and Ethan Deardorff, Dover Area High School, Penn. Technical committee members Mark DuBois and Na’im Salahuddin.
Congratulations again o all who participated. As we have done in the past few years, we were able to assist many states with their SkillsUSA web competitions (again providing the client assets and an online coding environment for those states). We are already updating our documentation and beginning to plan for the 2025 competition to be held again in Atlanta. We hope to see you there!
