Congratulations to all of the students who participated this year in the Student Competition in Palm Springs at the Reflection Symposium. This year we had 28 students representing 6 schools. The students all did a fabulous job and they continue to surprise and inspire us year after year.
This year’s winners are:
Arrangement – Students were asked to Create a Connective Line arrangement for the bridal party
1st Madelynn Gripp from Western Kentucky
2nd Lauren Sowa from Kishwaukee College
3rd Kate Seife from Texas A&M
Fashion Flower – Create a floral necklace for the bride to wear at the wedding reception that has a little bit of shimmer and shine.
1st Hope Canedy from New Mexico State
2nd Sophia Patnode from University of Missouri
3rd Ashlen Herrin from Texas A & M
Flowers to carry – We asked the students to create a crescent bouquet that has a strong focal.
1st place Emma Baepler from Missouri
2nd place TIE Isabella Cavanagh from University of Missouri
And Sophia Patnode from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly)
3rd Kate Seifer from Texas A & M
Interpretive
The students were asked to interpret a piece of art for an art in bloom event. This design must have some layers in it.
1st Isabella Cavanagh from University of Missouri
2nd Sophia Patnode from Cal Poly
3rd Ariel Wolfe from Western Kentucky
Thank you to everyone who took a moment to view the students’ work and vote for people’s choice.
The people’s choice award goes to
GAVIN BENNETT from University of MISSOURI
And for the overall winners of the competition
Overall 2nd runner up goes to JOE TAYLOR from WESTERN KENTUCKY
Overall 1st runner up goes to EMMA BAEPLER from MISSOURI
And the overall designer of the year is SOPHIA PATNODE from CAL POLY
She will receive the PFDE scholarship from the AIFD Foundation to enroll in PFDE within the next 3 years.
And finally the last student competition award of the evening.
Highest average score overall for a school.
The award goes to
CAL POLY
A huge thank you to this year’s student competition committee
Chair Aisha Crivens AIFD
Co Chair Rhonda Lynn-Moeckel AIFD
Heather Towne AIFD
Linda K Speer AIFD
Martha Whitney Butler AIFD
Lupita Quintana AIFD
And On Lai Lee AIFD for stepping up to help us in our time of need.
Congratulations to all of the students. You did an amazing job! Thank you for all the radiant energy you bring to our industry. Keep shining your light. We need it now more than ever.
