Seven Schools Participating In This Years Project G.R.I.L.L. Friday

Seven schools are participating in this years Project G.R.I.L.L. and will be unveiling their creations Friday, May 19, 2023 in the Festival Foods parking lot.

The event kicks off at 11AM.

Students from Fond du Lac High School, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Laconia, Lomira, North Fond du Lac, Central Wisconsin Christian and Ripon High Schools, have partnered with area manufacturing businesses to come up with a unique cooking grill design.

According to Envision Greater Fond du Lac, Project G.R.I.L.L. is a project based learning experience for high school students that strives to develop a strong future workforce by positively highlighting careers within manufacturing.

Project G.R.I.L.L. teaches students all the steps of taking an idea from concept through production with the end result being a fully functional grill. The design process and fabrication of these complex grills takes an entire school year, during which each student group is mentored by both their technical educational teacher and a manufacturing partner.

The program will start with each team talking about their grill, and then all teams will fire up the grills and cook food on them.

Best in Show and Community Choice Awards will be presented and the program also offers two academic scholarships, with the winners being announced during the event.

The public is welcome to attend.