photo by Loren GoldenBuild A House… Build A Dream contest winner Brooke Ulmanis and her winning design.
More than 550 5th grade students and 60 judges participated in the contest, sponsored by the Delaware Valley Habitat for Humanity.
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Judge studies model by Olivia Walsh and Madeline Annunziato of St. Joseph School in Aston, PA.
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Erik Schultz and Matthew Clemiss of Bethel Springs Elementary School describe their model.
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Shravan Vijayabaskaran, of Nether Providence Elementary School describes model to judge.
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The model houses had to fit on a base no larger than 2-by-3 ft. and use common materials such as sponges, sugar cubes or soda cans.
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Shannon MacAdams and Sammy Yellen, Joyce Kilmer Elementary School with their model.
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Sophia Graziani of Wallingford Elementary School created a log cabin for her model house.
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First Place winner Brooke Ulmanis, a 5th grader at Garnet Valley Elementary School in Garnet Valley, PA, and her winning model house
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Second Place winner Kieran Shields of Drexel Hill, PA, a student at Hillcrest Elementary School, with his treehouse model.
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Third Place winners Jeffery Li and Daniel Kim of Malvern, PA, students at Sugartown Elementary School, with applauding Eagles Cheerleaders
Honorable Mention winners Colleen Kolson of Jenkintown, PA and Betsey Carroll, of Cheltenham, PA, students at Immaculate Conception School in Jenkintown.
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A big smile for Honorable Mention winner Joselyn Angeles of Philadelphia a student at J. Hampton Moore School as WCAU-Channel 10 meteorologist Bill Henley announces winners.
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Olivia Grover and Laura Porretta of Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary School in Philadelphia with judges’ recognition.
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Blake Renwrick and Kianna Walker of Christopher Columbus Charter School are happy after advancing in the contest.
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A smiling Mitchell Young of St. Aloysius Academy advances to the competition’s next round.
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The contest provided plenty of excitement for parents in the Drexel University bleachers.
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Officials huddle with winning entrants.
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At the judging, MetroKids provided a kids’ activity table, here staffed by general manager Darlene Weinmann and account representative Shaina Yahr.
Sponsors, including MetroKids, supported the contest, organized by the Delaware Valley Habitat for Humantiy.
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Brooke Ulmanis, a 5th grader at Garnet Valley Elementary School in Garnet Valley, PA, has won first place in Delaware Valley Habitat for Humanity’s 9th annual Build A House… Build A Dream contest. More than 700 5th graders from six counties participated in the competition. Brooke will receive $250 for her achievement. Judging took place Sat., April 16 at Drexel University.
For their entries, the 5th graders worked individually or in a team to create a model house that fits on a base no larger than 2-by-3 ft. using common materials such as sponges, sugar cubes or soda cans. They also wrote descriptions of 100 words or fewer.
Other winners in the contest with their hometowns and schools include:
Second place ($150): Kieran Shields, Drexel Hill, PA, Hillcrest Elementary School
Third place ($100): Jeffery Li and Daniel Kim, Malvern, PA, Sugartown Elementary School
Honorable mention: Joselyn Angeles, Northeast Philadelphia, J. Hampton Moore; James Butler, Willingboro, NJ and Logan Suarez Parmer, Cherry Hill, NJ, Christ The King Regional School; Betsey Carroll, Cheltenham, PA, and Colleen Kolson, Jenkintown, PA, Immaculate Conception; Kaitlin DiGiovanni and Ali Cucinotta, Drexel Hill, PA, Aronimink Elementary School; Gracein Hoyle, Wallingford, PA, Nether Providence Elementary School; Jae Kim, Thornton, PA, Garnet Valley Elementary School
“Go Green” Award presented by the Philadelphia Eagles, Jeffery Li and Daniel Kim
