
The 5th annual BIG IdeaCompetition was a BIG success with 169 entries involving 201 high school students from 21 schools! The BIG Idea Committee and Absolutely! Aberdeen would like to congratulate this year’s winners who received over $5,000 in cash and scholarships:

| Denae’s Dog Walking Denae Melland of Leola High School |
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| Lickety Split Hudson Shillingstad of Mobridge-Pollock High School |
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| Kallas Crop Dusting Lukas Kallas of Leola High School |
Mak’s Movie Theatre – Makayla Dietrich of Flandreau Public High School
The Big Bad Buffet – Zach Andera and Dalton Cox of Aberdeen Roncalli
KC’s Kids – Kendra Cersosimo of Mitchell High School
Urban Pastures – Hayden Namken of Madison High School
Team Cleanup – Frank Maldonado of Ipswich High School
See the 2011 Finalist Concept Overviews Click Here

Winner of the Marketing Design competition, sponsored by McQuillen Creative Group, was:
The Big Bad Buffet – Zach Andera and Dalton Cox of Aberdeen Roncalli
KC’s Kids – Kendra Cersosimo of Mitchell High School
Urban Pastures – Hayden Namken of Madison High School
Team Cleanup – Frank Maldonado of Ipswich High School
See the 2011 Finalist Concept Overviews Click Here

Winner of the Marketing Design competition, sponsored by McQuillen Creative Group, was:

| I’ll Be Your Honey Bee Jenna Lewis and Olivia Lundquist of West Central High School |
BIG IDEA 2011 WINNERS and SPONSORS:
SEATED: Makayla Dietrich, Denae Melland, Jenna Lewis, Olivia Lundquist, and Kendra Cersosimo. STANDING: Dalton Cox, Zach Andera, Hayden Namken, Lukas Kallas, Hudson Shillingstad, and Frank Maldonado.
Photo by: Dawn Sahli Photography
SEATED: Makayla Dietrich, Denae Melland, Jenna Lewis, Olivia Lundquist, and Kendra Cersosimo. STANDING: Dalton Cox, Zach Andera, Hayden Namken, Lukas Kallas, Hudson Shillingstad, and Frank Maldonado.
Photo by: Dawn Sahli Photography
A Special Thanks to the teachers who encouraged their students’ participation.
Thanks to the committee members and community leaders who participated as judges, panelists and supporters.
Next year’s competition will open again on September 1, 2012.
Thanks to the committee members and community leaders who participated as judges, panelists and supporters.
Next year’s competition will open again on September 1, 2012.