RLC HOSTS TWO IDEA REGIONALS, STUDENTS ADVANCING TO STATE

Ina, IL – (ReAnne Palmer – Rend Lake College Media Services) There are several students featured from Schools around the county. Please click on the link to read the article and view several pictures. Here is an intorduction. Rend Lake College recently hosted two regionals for the 40th Annual IDEA (Illinois Drafting Educators Association) Drafting-Design Competition. Dozens of students competed for first and second place in eight categories to earn a spot at the State IDEA Competition. The Southern Region, consisting of Carbondale High School (CHS) and Herrin High School (HHS), met on Friday, March 3. CHS took home four top placements and the Architecture Team Winner trophy. HHS had nine students place first or second in their categories. Full results are listed below. The Northern Region, consisting of four in-district high schools – Benton Consolidated High School (BCHS), Hamilton County Senior High School (HCSHS), Frankfort Community High School (FCHS), and Zeigler-Royalton High School (ZRHS) – competed on Friday, March 10. BCHS took home 12 first and second places, in addition to the Engineering Design Team Winner trophy. HCSHS, FCHS and ZRHS all had a student place, and FCHS won the Architecture Team Winner trophy. Full results are listed below.