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May 1, 2012 | Events, Information for teams, Projects, Teams

YES! Announces Award Winners

Think Global, Act Local YES! 2011-2012

 

YES! awards were presented within each cohort. Unless otherwise indicated, Grand Prize winners received $1,500; Second Place winners received $1,000; Third Place winners received $750; and all Category Award winners received $500 each.

See what each team accomplished by reading more on the Teams page.

 

Grand Prize

  • Pine Island & Mankato West ($1,250 each)
  • Litchfield
  • Sleepy Eye
  • Royalton ($500 as an overall award in Northern YES! cohort)

2nd Place

  • ACGC
  • Westbrook-Walnut Grove

3rd Place

  • Chatfield
  • Willmar
  • Springfield

Goal-setting & Teamwork
For working together to set goals and engage all members in the work

  • Pine Island
  • Lac qui Parle Valley
  • Cedar Mountain

Energy Efficiency & Conservation

For achieving great energy-related outcomes this season, and outlining the energy saved or to be saved in the future due to their work

  • Austin & Rochester Mayo ($250 each)
  • Minnewaska
  • Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop
Southeast YES! Coordinator pictured with Pine Island award winning student and coach

Economic Potential
For demonstrating economic impact in their community – generating or saving money through their work

  • Chatfield
  • Willmar
  • Westbrook-Walnut Grove

Creativity & Innovation
For showing a new way of addressing challenges or using a new innovative technology or process to achieve their project goals

  • Mankato East
  • New London-Spicer
  • Sleepy Eye

Community Involvement
Demonstrated a high level of community outreach and involvement in their work

  • Northfield
  • Litchfield
  • Sleepy Eye

Skills & Career Awareness
Through their project(s), team members gained new skills or improved upon skills needed in today’s workplace

  • Mankato West
  • ACGC
  • Redwood Valley

 A special THANK YOU to this year’s award sponsors:

 

 

 

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