2022 What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? Awards

What’s So Cool About Manufacturing (WSCM) career awareness program to help build a strong pipeline of technical talent and give students a new perspective on exciting STEM career opportunities that exist at area manufacturing companies. The WSCM Program is implemented as a student video contest. Student Teams compete by creating short media stories featuring accurate images of today’s manufacturing and promoting their video to peers, parents, educators, and the community. The contest culminates with public online voting and an Awards event.

Participating Schools

• Cocalico Middle School
• Eastern Lebanon Middle School
• Linglestown Middle School
• Upper Adams Middle School
• West York Area Middle School
• York City STEAM Academy
•  York Country Day School

Featured Manufacturers:

• AquaPhoenix
• Astro Machine Works
• Flinchbaugh Engineering Inc,
• MarshmallowMBA
• PRL Inc
• Say Plastics, Inc
• The Anstandt Company

Sponsors

“What’s so Cool About Manufacturing” is coordinated by MANTEC.  The project is funded in part by a grant from the Powder Mill Foundation.  Professional feedback for students was provided by Hayman Studio.  

2022 Award Winners

• Outstanding Overall Program – This award is granted to the program with the highest technical, visual, and storytelling achievements.
  • West York Area Middle School featuring MarshmallowMBA

• Outstanding Editing – This award is given to the team who cuts together a visual story in a seamless way and uses special effects in an appropriate manner.
  • York Country Day School featuring The Anstandt Company

• Outstanding Cool – A video with a lot of personality and flare is the one to come out the coolest.
  • Cocalico Middle School featuring Astro Machine Works

• Viewers’ Choice – The video that received the most votes during the public, online voting.
  • West York Area Middle School featuring MarshmallowMBA