The team of Zac Jenkins, Brendan Hale and team leader Reed Corrin won the Monroe High School 2015-2016 Bridge Competition, which is held under the auspices of MHS Drafting/CAD program which is part of Monroe High’s Career and Technical Education Program.  Six Monroe High teams competed for the bridge competition crown.  

“Each three-person team developed a presentation showcasing how they designed and built their bridges to include research, testing, data collection, graph calculations, problem solving and working together as a team,” said Mrs. Victoria Sweet, the MHS Drafting/CAD program teacher.  “They also tested their bridges to determine which one of the six bridges prepared would be the strongest.” 

Judges for the contest came from the Michigan Department of Transportation which has hired a number of Monroe High School graduates over the years to participate in the MDOT paid summer intern program.  Monroe High School is Monroe County’s only school that has produced graduates who have interned in the state program.  

Mrs. Sweet said the competition was important because participating students learned lifelong skills such as working in a team, communications, problem solving, conflict resolution, diversity and inclusion, and time-management skills, all of which will be important when the students complete their education and begin their careers.