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High School Competition Teams
Each team below competed in the 2012 competition, and was comprised of four students from the same high school in northern Illinois, along with an adult team advisor. Line drawings of each team's sculpture were submitted at time of application, and block assignments were done by lottery.
- Block A: Hononegah High School
- Block B: Pecatonica High School
- Block C: Belvidere High School
- Block D: LaMoille High School
- Block E: Marengo Community High School
- Block F: Rockford East High School
- Block G: Auburn High School
- Block H: Byron High School
- Block I: Roosevelt Community Education Center
- Block J: Winnebago High School
- Block K: Rockford Lutheran High School
- Block L: Rockford Christian High School
- Block M: Keith Country Day School
- Block N: Christian Life High School
- Block O: Belvidere North
"Cyberbullying - Not Just a Virtual Reality"
Block A: Hononegah High School
Advisor: Jennifer Manier
Team Members:Kara Bottensek, Leah Horcher,
Kyle Paus, and Kim Witte
"1987–2011"
THIRD PLACE + L. K. WHITE AWARD
Block B: Pecatonica High School
Advisor: Eric Donaldson
Team Members:Daniel Byl,
Seala Hite, Anne Johns,
and Eric Morgensen
"So Long, Harewell"
Block C: Belvidere High School
Advisor: Jilian Reints
Team Members: Brittany Arnold, Krysta Begalka,
Lacey King, and Gerardo Salinas
"Outhouse Tails"
Block D: LaMoille High School
Advisor: Gretchen Fitzpatrick
Team Members: Avery Barrett, Cody Leuchtenberg,
Aubrey Molln, and Allison Puetz
"WTO? (What the Octopus?)"
Block E: Marengo Community High School
Advisor: Robert Pomykala
Team Members:Mitch Dauphin, Faith Dooley,
Dominic Gailloreto, and Makayla Pfeiffer
"There's No Pizza Like Snow Pizza"
FIRST PLACE + ARTIST'S CHOICE
Block F: Rockford East High School
Advisor: John DeRango
Team Members: Luzanna Kowalczyk, Aurora Macek,
Gavin Barlow, and Shanton Staten
"Let Your Creative Spirit Fly"
Block G: Auburn High School
Advisor: Margret Hynes
Team Members: Adriano Gomez, Katherine Keep,
Grace McCarten,
and Morgan Waterson
"Progress"
Block H: Byron High School
Advisor: Kathy Driscoll
Team Members:Laura Bush,
Maggie Erdmann,
Zach Marabotti, and Taylor Puseman
"Petroleumsaurus"
Block I: Roosevelt Community Education Center
Advisor: Kyle Wolfe
Team Members:Jordan Bowden, Skyler Glovier,
Austin Lange, and Reinaldo Villa
"Carny's Playhouse"
Block J: Winnebago High School
Advisor: Lisa Jimenez
Team Members: Rachel Boge, Megan Doyle,
Nicole Nelson, and Abigail Nilles
"Dire Consequence"
Block K: Rockford Lutheran High School
Advisor: Jean Morris
Team Members:Mallory Birch, Christian McAdee,
T.J. Nolan, and Billy Rogers
"Narnia"
Block L: Rockford Christian High School
Advisor: Cathy Johnson
Team Members:Hannah Johnson,
Autumn McClintock, Hannah Menge, and Claire Reck
"Elephantine Love"
SECOND PLACE + PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Block M: Keith Country Day School
Advisor: Lori Walsh
Team Members: Jeannie Maeng, Angela Martinez,
Philip Pernacciaro, and Ke Tang
"Don't Be Koi–Enjoy"
Block N: Christian Life High School
Advisor: Bruce McDonald
Team Members: Anthony Ambrogio, Austin Kliman,
Gabriella Silva,
and Paige Sockwell
"Well, That's Sno' Good..."
COMMITTEE'S CHOICE AWARD
Block O: Belvidere North
Advisor: Edith Obenchain
Team Members: Allyce Angel, Spencer Gedwill,
Ryan Helgerson, and Noelle Nespor
