The What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® contest for Berks and Schuylkill counties in 2018 was produced by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) in Allentown, PA, and featured 29 teams from 24 school districts. Production support was provided by PBS39 Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA. The contest’s award trophies were designed and manufactured by students from Berks Career and Technology Center (BCTC) in Leesport, PA. Award certificates and event tickets were designed and printed by students from Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center in Reading, PA.
Contest Awards
| Outstanding Overall Program | Schuylkill Haven (Fabcon Precast) |
| Viewers Choice | Mahanoy Area (Highwood USA) |
| Outstanding Videography | Tulpehocken (Misco Products Corporation) and Muhlenberg (Cambridge-Lee Industries) |
| Outstanding Creativity | Kutztown Area (Palram Americas) |
| Outstanding Editing | Hamburg Area (Appeeling Fruit) |
| Outstanding Cool | Daniel Boone (Brentwood Industries) |
| Outstanding Team Spirit | Reading Northeast (The Rose Corporation) |
| Outstanding Educational Value | Wilson West (Novipax, LLC) |
| Outstanding Career Pathway | D.H.H. Lengel (Northeast Prestressed Products) |
| Outstanding Marketing Plan | Tamaqua Area (Cardinal Systems) |
Contest Videos
Contest Manager
Karen Buck
Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)
610.628.4626
