Avondale High School Students Recognized at MITES Competition

State-wide Competition Celebrates Excellence in Career Technical Education

Avondale High School Career and Technical Education students in the school’s Architectural Design class, Introduction to Building Trades class and Electricity class, taught by Avondale High School teacher William Ray have earned recognition as part of the Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society (MITES) state competition and conference.

The MITES Conference, held at the Lansing Center, featured student projects entered into nineteen regional competitions that earned a first, second, third or fourth place and then advanced to the state convention to compete in thirteen divisions in more than seventy classifications. Avondale students entered projects judged in classifications including architectural and framing models, electricity wall trainers, and mechanical drawings.

Avondale High School students (l to r) Caleb Demos, Deven Queen and Bryan Banaylo with their MITES awards after the state-wide competition

Avondale High School senior Jace Westerfield earned a Divisional Award as well as a first place for his electricity project. A Divisional Award is given to the best project out of all juniors and seniors from all projects in the Electricity division. Sophomore Deven Queen placed first for his open frame shed model and seniors Molly Toger and Isabella Stenger placed first for their creative circuit in the electrical group category. Other Avondale High School students placing at the event were Mohiuddin Baig, senior, for his architectural model; Caleb Demos, freshman, for his electricity circuit trainer; Caitlin Blomberg, senior, for her electricity wall trainer; Bryan Banaylo, freshman, for his architectural model; and Adam Mansfield, junior, for his architectural model.

About the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES)

Since 1928, the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society (MITES) has supported both teachers and students in the areas of industrial and career and technical education. MITES is a non-profit organization with more than 400 members and volunteers who believe in the power of hands-on, relevant and real-world learning.