Announcing the 2016 I Built This! Video Contest Winners

Words: Jennifer WilkersonNCCER and Build Your Future are proud to announce this year's I BUILT THIS! Video Contest winners! Winners were chosen based on how closely they followed the contest rules.

Congratulations, winners!

2016 Secondary Winners

1st Place Secondary

Max Roeder, Springdale District Television

2nd Place Secondary

Simon Anderson, Mahomet-Seymour High School

2016 Postsecondary Winner

1st Place Postsecondary

Sebastian Diffey, North Arkansas College

Honorable Mention

Hunter Alums, Uncommon Construction

For more information about the contest and to watch the winning videos, visit www.nccer.org/i-built-this.
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