YES! Regional Awards
At the end of each school year, YES! teams present their projects to a panel of local experts who act as judges. Overall awards were presented to teams that excelled in goal setting and teamwork, community leadership and education, and ecological impact and literacy. A separate award was bestowed for water stewardship. $4,000 total was awarded to this year's regional award winners:
West-Central/Northwest
1st Place: Sartell
2nd Place: New London-Spicer Middle School
3rd Place: Tie: ROCORI and Lac qui Parle Valley
Water Stewardship Award: New London-Spicer High School
1st Place: Sleepy Eye
2nd Place: Westbrook-Walnut Grove
3rd Place: Minnetonka
Water Stewardship Award: New Prague
1st Place: Northern Lights Community School
2nd Place: Carlton
3rd Place: Wrenshall
Congratulations to all the teams involved in the various competitions this year as each teams' dedication, innovation, and passion was evident throughout every project they completed.
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