Janet Kolb and Kali Sloup from Lincoln High School received $3,201.91 for their project, “Real-World Designers.”

They will purchase iPads, software, Cricut makers, tools, and fabric for 120 students in interior design and fashion design classes. In the application, they wrote, “Students in Interior Design will use the Procreate drawing app to design furnishings for their 3-D model of a miniature room, and students in Fashion Design will use the Procreate drawing app to design their own clothing patterns. In Fashion Design, the clothing patterns will be cut from fabric that is applied to Cricut mats. The students will then be able to sew their designs and display them on Barbie-doll sized mannequins. Interior Design students will have their creations cut with the Cricut from Watercolor paper, Kraftboard, Chipboard or thin woods. Interior Design students will use the furnishings to bring their room to life as a 3-D model. This project is immersive because all of the designs will be original, students will be able to see their ideas become reality, while learning the ups and downs that accompany the design process. This will give students an opportunity to learn that just because they can design and draw it, doesn’t always mean it is functional to create. This will allow students to take most of their conceptual designs and make them a reality, solidifying the concept of real-world learning.”