Announcing Awards for Northeast PA "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?"

Students' Experiences and Record Online Vote Tallies Highlight the Ceremony

SCRANTON, Pa. (PRWEB) April 09, 2019

Over 700 people attended the Northeast "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" (WSCM) awards ceremony on April 9th at The Theater at North in Scranton, Pa. This year's student video contest received a significant increase in online voting during a three-day voting period.
The video that received the most votes earned the Viewers Choice award. The videos were also reviewed by a panel of judges for awards in five other categories, including "Outstanding Overall Program" and "Outstanding Educational Value."

"The students and teachers put an exceptional amount of work into their projects, meeting with manufacturers, filming and editing their videos. The quality of the projects is impressive," says Eric Joseph Esoda, President & CEO of the Northeast Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC). "The success of this program shows in the amount of awareness the students have created for manufacturing with in their videos, both locally and across the many contests in Pennsylvania."

This year's awards are as follows:

•     Outstanding Overall Program: J.T Lambert Intermediate School Weiler Abrasives
•     Outstanding Editing: Western Wayne Middle School Boyce Products, Ltd
•     Outstanding Educational Value: Northeast Scranton Intermediate School Pride mobility Products Corp.
•     Viewers Choice: Dunmore High School Hendrick Manufacturing
•     Outstanding Outreach Plan: Wallenpaupack Intermediate School New Wave Custom Woodworking
•     Outstanding Career Pathway: Wyoming Valley West Middle School Nivert Metal Supply

Presented by NEPIRC, with teaming partners eMediaWorks, Sahl Communications and EmpowerStar Marketing, the "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Northeast Student Video Contest gives students in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties the opportunity to network with local manufacturers as well as gain new perspectives, record their experiences and present them in an educational and "cool" way through documentary video production. The contest was created to generate excitement that draws students toward considering manufacturing career paths to create a 21st century workforce.
For more information regarding the "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?" Student Video Contest please visit: http://www.WhatsSoCool.org, facebook.com/WSCMNE and Twitter @WSCMNE.
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About Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC):
NEPIRC is a not-for-profit organization that has been providing world-class professional services exclusively to manufacturers throughout northeastern and northern Pennsylvania since 1988. NEPIRC works with manufacturing clients on consultative engagements designed to address their unique challenges and maximize their profitability. NEPIRC promotes manufacturing in the region and helps small and medium-sized manufacturers generate business results in today's technology-driven economy. NEPIRC is committed to providing solutions to the region's emerging need for workforce development strategies that support manufacturing now and in the future.

About "What's So Cool About Manufacturing?"™:
Developed by Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), the WSCM program is a video based educational tool that increases awareness of career paths in manufacturing. MRC developed this innovative career awareness program which at its core is "peer marketing" (kids telling kids what's so cool about manufacturing jobs). The contest is showcased on the What's So Cool Website, https://www.whatssocool.org and shared nationally through the Manufacturing Institute and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership platforms. The contest is expanding across the Commonwealth and the country. Inside Pennsylvania there will be 15 regions conducting contests this year. This contest gives students the opportunity to connect with local manufacturers, document their experiences and present them in an educational and "cool" way. The contest was created to generate excitement that draws students towards manufacturing career paths and STEM education.

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