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Once again, the IDEA High School Drafting Contest was a great success. The
27th annual event was held at Illinois State University on April 17, 2004 in
Turner Hall. There were a promising number of entrants that qualified and
attended this year's contest. In all, 962 students from 6 divisions and 19
regions across the state competed. One hundred and ninety six students
competed at the state level where 36 placed. In addition to our regular
divisions, a Solid Modeling division was test piloted.
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This year we saw the following entries: 128 Intro. Board, 237 Intro. CAD,
79 Machine Board, 194 Machine CAD, 94 Architectural Board and 230 Architectural
CAD. This year we did see a drop in numbers in all divisions except for the
Architectural CAD division. We, as a board, encourage you to let other
teachers know of this great experience and encourage others to participate.
You, our membership, are our greatest resource.
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Also, a great deal of thanks goes to our Competition Director, Dick Johannsen,
who year-after-year puts out a tremendous effort to see that the contest runs
smoothly. For the past several years Dick has worked on refining the competition
and ensuring that everything runs smoothly. Dick is stepping down from the
Competition Director position after several great years of service. Dick will
be missed. Bill Kolton will be stepping into Dick's shoes as Competition
Director for next year. We look forward to what Bill brings to the table and
are confident that he will do a great job as Competition Director.
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I would also like to recognize Ryan Brown for his faithful service over the years
for developing the problems for the competition. Ryan and Chris Merrill have
worked on room scheduling and securing our place at Illinois State University in
Turner Hall over the past several years. Chris has also worked to see that the
teachers have an opportunity to give feedback during the competition. I would
also like to thank the entire board for filling in where needed to ensure that
everything ran smoothly.
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I want to also extend a special thank you to the 19 Regional Directors who host
the regional competitions and all the efforts you put forth. Truly all this
could not happen without all the hard work that is put forth by all the dedicated
individuals that choose to get involved, especially the teachers who pour themselves
into their students- Thank you.
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As we look ahead to next year, please mark your calendars for the Annual Fall
Workshop and Conference November 11th and 12th. Have a great summer vacation
and come back in the fall with the same interest and enthusiasm that makes your
drafting programs so successful.
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Chip Finck,
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I would like to thank those people who have posted CAD/drafting instructor job openings
on our web site this year. I have had several people thank me and tell me they got their
new jobs because of our web site! Please remember to let us know of openings as you
retire, change schools or move on. The Navy drafting patch heading up this page is to
honor both of my children, Kendra and Trevor, who went into the Navy this year. God bless
our troops!
| Mark Schwendau, IDEA Webmaster
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