Greenbrier Seventh Grader, Skye Boutall, Wins Second Place in 2018 Student Design Contest
Skye Boutall won second place in the 2018 Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design contest in the sixth through eighth grade category.
亚特兰大，佐治亚州—— Skye Boutall, a seventh grader at Greenbrier Middle School, celebrated with 政府. 内森的交易 on Thursday at the 政府ernor’s Awards Luncheon. Boutall won second place in the 2018 Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW) student design contest in the sixth through eighth grade category. She received a $300 scholarship check presented by 政府. 内森的交易 during the luncheon on April 12 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Ga.
“I sketched out a lot of different ideas at first, but I wanted to show a good metaphor,” said Boutall when asked about what inspired her submission. “I’m surprised that I won, but I’m very happy to be here.”
学生 from around the state submitted design entries featuring Georgia manufacturers and their products. From Greenbrier Middle School, Boutall also represented 买世界杯app推荐.
“The design contest exposes students to the diversity of career opportunities available in manufacturing, and it fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation for how critical manufacturing is to the prosperity of their own local communities,理查德·沃纳说, noted Georgia journalist and emcee of the event. “现在比以往任何时候都更重要, we need to make young people aware that manufacturing is an area where they can express their creativity, and where their skills are rewarded.”
The 政府ernor’s Awards Luncheon is the highlight of MAW, celebrated this year April 9 through 12. Co-hosted by the Technical College System 
of Georgia and the Georgia Department of 经济发展, MAW brings attention to the tremendous contribution manufacturing makes on Georgia’s economic growth. 根据政府. 内森的交易, 近9,738 manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia, 提供396,339 jobs and generating more than $23.1 billion in wages for Georgia’s citizens, and contributing more than $100 billion to the state’s economy each year.
This is the 24th year celebrating Manufacturing Appreciation Week in Georgia. This year’s sponsors included the Georgia Association of Manufacturers, the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, 乔治亚州的权力, 和HA+W | Aprio.
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Skye Boutall Wins 2nd in the 2018 Manufacturing Appreciation Week Student Design Contest