PrintIT! shortlist announced
A panel of printing industry representatives joined The Fairtrade Foundation and Proskills at Canon UK’s London-based showroom recently to shortlist the finalist entries and category winners for the PrintIT! 2010/11 Competition. This year, over 16,700 students from 350 schools across the country registered to take part in PrintIT! Following an initial first phase selection from all the student workbooks entered, the industry judging panel was tasked with selecting three finalist submissions for each of the seven prize categories.
The three shortlisted finalists from the seven competition categories, together with their teachers and parents, will be invited to attend Northprint, where the final category winners will be announced and PrintIT! sponsors will present individual prizes for students as well as print-related prizes for their schools. The overall winner of PrintIT! 2010/11 will also be announced at the ceremony.
The category finalist schools have been named as:
• Best Wall Poster:
Beauchamp College, Leicestershire
Kirk Balk Community School, Yorkshire
St John’s School, Cyprus (MoD school)
• Best Free Design:
De Ferrers Technology College, Staffordshire
St Ives School, Cornwall
Wycombe High School for Girls, Buckinghamshire
• Most Innovative and Creative Concept:
Beauchamp College, Leicestershire
Kirkbie Kendall School, Cumbria
Westhoughton High School, Lancashire
• Best Understanding of Printing Techniques:
Ossett School, Yorkshire
St Albans Catholic High School, Suffolk
Steyning Grammar, West Sussex
• Best Use of Materials”
Burnham Grammar School, Berkshire
Dene Magna Community School, Gloucestershire
Wycombe High School for Girls, Buckinghamshire
• Best understanding of Environmental Concerns:
Dene Magna Community School, Gloucestershire
Shuttleworth College, Lancashire
Sir Graham Balfour School, Staffordshire
• Best Overall Presentation of Student workbook:
Beauchamp College, Leicestershire
Kirkbie Kendal School, Cumbria
Wycombe High School for Girls, Buckinghamshire