The 2026 What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contest for Pennsylvania’s South Central region is produced by MANTEC in York, PA.
Voting times: Mar 24th, 2026 (12:01 am) – Mar 26th, 2026 (11:59 pm)
Contest Teams
East
| Catalyst Christian School | PBZ |
| Cocalico Middle School | High Steel Services Center |
| Donegal Junior High School | Classsic Rock Stone |
| ELCO Middle School | Sechan Electronics |
| Ephrata Middle School | High Concrete |
| Garden Spot Middle School | Apogee |
| Lancaster Friends School | Novelty Manufacturing |
| Lower Dauphin Middle School | Graphtech |
| Manheim Township Middle School | ECORE |
| Penn Manor Middle School | Stryten |
| Pequea Valley Intermediate School | Goodhart & Sons |
| Solanco Middle School | Buck Company |
West
| Gettysburg Area Middle School | SAY Plastics |
| Hanover Middle School | APX Sheet Metal |
| James Buchanan Middle School | APX Enclosures |
| New Oxford Middle School | Leonhardt |
| Shippensburg Area Middle School | Specialty Granules |
| Upper Adams Middle School | Knouse |
| West York Area Middle School | HMS (Red Lion Controls) |
| York Suburban Middle School | MKT Metal Manufacturing |
Sponsors
The What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contests are supported regionally by their sponsors and partners. Production support is provided for several Pennsylvania contests by eMediaWorks in Center Valley, PA, and additional support in Pennsylvania is provided by Sahl Communications and EmpowerStar Enterprises.
Contest Sponsors
Contest Contact
Shannon Taggert
MANTEC
717.843.5054
