Southern California RECAP

April 10th-11th, 2024 | Golden West College | Huntington Beach, CA

We are so grateful for the success of the Southern California Design Build Competition®!

41 teams and 544 high school students participated

in the competition at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA.

They worked for 14+ hours in two days to build structures that

will be donated, sold, and used within their communities.

People's Choice Award Winner

1200+ votes were cast for this year's Southern California

Design Build Competition® People's Choice Award!

Check out the winner below.

The Craftsmanship Award was won by Valenica High School, which had the highest combined Construction Evaluation and Building Code Compliance scores.

Roosevelt High School was awarded the Team Safety Award

for best overall points for safety judging.

Rylan Boyle, of John Burroughs High School was awarded Construction Manager of the Year.

This award was introduced last year and recognizes individuals who meet deadlines, exemplify leadership skills, and garner the greatest points for their video submissions.

Seth Pepper, of IDEA Center High School was awarded Safety Person of the Year.

This award goes to one individual who has assumed the role of the Designated Safety Person for their team. Selected by a judging panel of safety professionals, this award goes to an individual who exhibits a keen understanding of worksite safety, appropriate safety regulation, and documentation and ensures that their local worksite is being operated safely.

·   Mark Richardson Career Technical Education Center- Santa Maria was awarded the Architectural Award for the

Open Competition.

Orange Grove High School won the Architectural Award for the

Shed Competition.

The Honorable Mention Award went to Sultana High School.

Apple Valley High School

won the Best of Show for the

Open Competition.

Fontana High School

won the Best of Show for the

Shed Competition.

$5,000

IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED

In addition to the awards, six senior Design Build Competition®

scholarship winners were announced during the competition.

Angel Gallardo III | $1,500

Central Union High School

Reyna Morelos Garcia | $1,000

Mark Richardson Career Technical Education Center- Santa Maria

Tania Fabian | $1,000

Orange Grove High School

Tahla Paulino | $500

Orange Grove High School

Daniel Valenzuela | $500

Sultana High School

Rubi Sanchez | $500

Eleanor Roosevelt High School

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

FOR MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN!

THANK YOU TO OUR

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER BOARD

Angel Leon

President

Simpson Strong-Tie

Jeffrey Lasher

Vice President

The M.S. Rouse Company, Inc.

Heather King

Secretary

SafeworkCM

Bonnie O’ Connor

Treasure

Masonry Industry Training Association (MITA)

Rosa Delgado

Director

Clayco

Marshall Galyon

Director

Hensel Phelps

Kris Jenson

Director

Layton Construction

Kristy Rodriguez

Director

Erickson-Hall Construction

Company

Jose Ernesto Rivera

Director

San Diego County Office of Education

Mark Itzigsohn

Director

Kaiser Permanente

& TO OUR DESIGN BUILD COMPETITION® COMMITTEE

Jeffrey Lasher

The Rouse Company

Amy Cisneros

California Homebuilding Foundation

Lisa Eklund

Eklund Consulting

Leslie Schlaegal

Royal Electric

Ron Roberts

Griffith Company

Lisa Snowden

Newport Mesa School District

Erin Grathwohl

Hensel Phelps

Alison Martin

CO Architects

Jeffrey Scott

Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

Lisa C. Sachs

Cumming-Group

Blake Amaral

Pan-Pacific Mechanical

Andrew Meda

BNBuilders

Becky Acosta

Ganahl Lumber

Brad Jones

Sundt Construction

Mo Shearer

Simpson Strong-Tie

Want to get involved next year?

Contact Brittany Albaugh at balabugh@cie.foundation or 214.241.1090

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