Harrison High Students Win Cash with 3-D Creations

A group of Harrison High School students were honored June 20 as winners of the school's first 3-D Printer: Technology, Art and Design Contest.

Conceived by sponsor Ray Okonski of Farmington Hills, the event was designed to promote relationships between art students and CAD (Computer Aided Design) students and to get the word out about the school's 3-D printer, a Stratasy Dimension SST 1200es, and encourage students to think about 3-D printing as a possible career path. Cash prizes of $1,000 were awarded to student teams consisting of an art student and a CAD student. 

Greg Hartman (CAD) and  QaShawn Byrd (Art) took top honors with their Conveyor Drone, a complex mechanical structure that represented a highly complex assembly of unique forms, cylinders extended arms gears and more.

Second Place went to Geneva Bass and her sister Gabriella Bass, with their entry titled "Lighthouse", and third place winners Jamie Garcia and David Payne submitted a unique rendition of an octopus.

Art students conferred with Kimmi Dukes, department chairperson; technology students conferred with James Stuef, department chairman; and Steve Dail, of the science department, was the contest coordinator.

In addition to the checks, the winners were awarded individual certificates of achievement detailing the nature of their entry.