Seven Walled Lake Northern students place in the Top 3 at MITES state competition

Walled Lake Northern’s architecture and engineering students shined on the biggest stage at the annual Michigan Industrial Technology Education Society (MITES) state competition.

Twenty-nine Knights’ advanced to the state level, and seven of them placed in the Top 3 with their designs.

Senior Sarah Schueren took first place for the second time in three years with her Georgian Estate. Owen Rix and Clayton Weber also earned first place for their engineering entries. Evan DePlonty and Katelyn Hargraves earned second place, and Jesse Berman and Brandon Rice were recognized as third place finishers.