BIG Idea 2019 Winners Announced!!


We ended the 2019 Competition on a high note. We heard from several smart and motivated students with great ideas! Here are the winners from this years’ competition:

1st Place: Korbin’s Steak Express by Korbin Leddy of Milbank High School

2nd Place: The Urban Garden by Megan Nash of Northwestern High School

2nd Place: Smart Rides by Jordan Edwards and Paige Evans of Aberdeen Central High School

Marketing Design Winner: Leeper Farms Custom Work by Phoenix Leeper of West Central High School

Wellness Category Winner: Romulus and Remus by Paul Wehrung of the Spearfish Area

Food Animal Agriculture Innovation Category Winner: Large Animal Immunization Robot (L.A.I.R) by Aditya Tummala, Liberty Thompson, and Payton DeGroot of Brookings High School

Agriculture Innovation Category Winner: Feather-Lite Mix by Jacey Orthaus of Florence High School

Partners In Business Award (teacher award): Jerry Janisch, Milbank and Brandt Munsen, Aberdeen Central

Makerspace Consultation Prize (school award): Eureka High School