Every year since 1998, students from North and South High School’s Project Lead the Way Program and Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Advanced Students courses compete in a House Design Contest to design the district’s student-built house for the following year.

Students are asked at the beginning of the school year to create a single-story 1750-square-foot home. The house must have three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, a two-car garage, as well as an unfinished basement. Students submit their plans, which are then reviewed by Technical Education Teacher Ted Schermetzler and various home construction groups. The group narrows the competition down to the top three finalists, who are invited to attend a luncheon sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, which was held this year at the Sheboygan Senior Community. During this luncheon, the Kiwanis Club awards the winning house designer a check for $200, and the second and third-place winners receive checks for $100 each. Congratulations to South High School senior Emma Gosse for winning the contest this year!

Additionally, Madison Arndt from South High School’s House Construction program was chosen among her peers as being vital to the success of the construction project this year and was awarded a set of Milwaukee tools. “Maddison was a vital person on the job site and was an excellent leader amongst her peers,” said South High Technical Education Teacher Craig Heeler.