Contests

JLG and Jerr-Dan proudly presents this years "Engineer Everyday Heroes", a K-12 contest celebrating creativity and imagination. The top entry per age group will be awarded and a single grand prize winner will be chosen by the judging group. See detailed directions and judging below. Submit entries in the High School Solarium B between 3-5 pm. The winners will be announced at 6 pm

CHALLENGE: Design a hero character inspired by real-world vehicles made by Oshkosh Corporation. Choose one Oshkosh vehicle or piece of equipment and imagine it as an Everyday Hero that helps people solve real problems. Create your hero in any format that best represents your idea—such as an illustration, comic panel, 3D model, physical build, or digital design. Your design should clearly show what your hero does, who it helps, and the problem it solves. Focus on creativity, clear communication, and how well your design demonstrates the real-world purpose of the Oshkosh vehicle.

Registration

Each building level will be judged with age adjusted expectations, and one winner from each building will be selected. Judges will also select one grand prize winner

JUDGING RUBRIC

Judges will evaluate submissions based on the following:

A sincere thank you to everyone involved, and to JLG and Jerr-Dan, for the time and effort that made this year's contest possible.

THIS YEARS WINNERS

2026 EVERYDAY HEROES CONTEST WINNERS

1st PLACE: Nataleigh Jones

Primary School

2nd PLACE: Brooke Yutzy

Primary School

3rd PLACE: Kade Gilmore

Primary School

1st PLACE: Quinn Everetts

Elementary School

2nd PLACE: Leo Robinson

Elementary School

3rd PLACE: Maxwell Kauffman

Elementary School

1st PLACE:

Mason Shaner & Cameron Jansen

Middle School

2nd PLACE: Rylee Compton

Middle School

3rd PLACE: Kaylyn Negley

Middle School

1st PLACE: Evie Barthlow

High School

2nd PLACE: Blake Harper

High School

3rd PLACE: Ezra O'Brien

High School

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2025 GEAR UP FOR THE FUTURE CONTEST WINNERS

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Michael Doncheski

Middle School:

Elementary School:

Primary School:

2024 UPCYCLE CONTEST WINNERS

Shelby Zimmerman

Caleb Fritz

Londyn Overton

Levi Neiss

2023 CARDBOARD CONTEST WINNERS

Karyna Gladkevych

Mackenzie RobertsLondyn OvertonMadeline HighHaylee MillerPeyton High

Hannah Kulbeda

2023 LOGO CONTEST WINNERS

HAYDEN ANDERSONHIGH SCHOOL

GAVIN LOGSDONMIDDLE SCHOOL

JOSEPH RISSERELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MACKENZIE MARAVICHPRIMARY SCHOOL

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