Ten Plano High School students competed in the Illinois Design Educators Association (IDEA) State Competition, with eight taking home medals including several for Best in State. The competition was hosted at Illinois State University.
Engineering and technology teacher, Joe Kampf, spoke at a recent Board of Education meeting about his students and the competition. He commended his students on their strong work ethic and skills. He went on to say that having so many students place at state is a huge accomplishment. To make is out of our regional alone is extremely tough. This select group has an extremely bright future.
The competition results:
Intro to Board Drafting: Robin Pitner – State Qualifier
Intro to Board Drafting: Abbey Polomchek – 3rd Place in State
Architectural CAD 2D: Dillan Johnson – 3rd Place in State
Architectural CAD 3D:- Matt Martin – State Qualifier
Architecture Team: Emily Beceril Arroyo – 2nd Place- State Runner-Up
Architecture Team: Ella Stotler - 2nd Place; State Runner-up
Architecture Team: Hailey Shatters - 2nd Place; State Runner-up
Engineering Team: Rider Larson, Caidan Ronning, Isaac Uhrich - 1st Place; State Champions
Here is the link to Shaw Media's article on these talented students: https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2025/04/20/first-place-awards-among-achievements-of-plano-students-in-state-engineering-and-design-competition/
