Five Students of WCA Affiliated Schools Honored in AWFS Fair Fresh Wood Contest

Gage Day, a student at Corner Canyon High School of Draper, Utah, won Best of Show Award for his Mind Wander table.

Students attending Woodwork Career Alliance EDUcation member high schools and postsecondary schools garnered two first places, two second places and an honorable mention in the 2023 AWFS Fresh Wood student woodworking competition.

Students at Lincoln East High School of Lincoln, Neb., took first and second place in the High School Design for Production category. Ethan Kleen took first place honors for his Designer Chairs for Kids. Ruby Bunisky won second place for The Millera Chair.

Students of Cerritos College of Norwalk, Calif., won two awards as well in the Postsecondary Tables category. Shirley Hsu won first place for her Hug Table while Chip McCarthy earned an honorable mention for his Nautilus Table.

Pacey Berken, a student of Fox Valley Technical College of Oshkosh, Wis., placed second in the Postsecondary Seating category for his Hemispheres chair.

Forty finalist projects from 20 different high schools and colleges were showcased at the AWFS Fair, held last week in Las Vegas.

KCD Software, a Gold Sponsor of the WCA, sponsored the Best of Show Award won by Gage Day, a student at Corner Canyon High School of Draper, Utah, for his Mind Wander table.

PantoRouter, also a Gold Sponsor of the WCA, sponsored the People’s Choice Award won by Zander Doherty of Dos Pueblos High School for his Sam Maloof Inspired Rocker. Doherty’s school will be presented with a PantoRouter machine.

The Fresh Wood 2023 judging panel consisted of Ethan Abramson, Brian Boggs, Lois Snyder, Thomas Tuck, and Jamie Yocono.