For the third straight year, a team from the Upper Peninsula has won the Michigan Regional Future City Competition. Team Tkaranto took first place on January 20 with their futuristic design, a city near Toronto, Canada, home to 20 million people with diverse backgrounds and cultures.

The second through fifth place teams were:

2nd Place – Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Park – Sorpresa team

3rd Place – Scranton Middle School, Brighton – Thryve Metropolis team

4th Place – AGBU Alex & Marie Manoogian School, Southfield – AgriTown team

5th Place – Northport Public School, Northport – Lakefield team

Team Tkaranto will represent Michigan at the Future City Finals held in Washington, DC, February 14 – 18 during National Engineers Week. The top prize at the Finals is $10,000 for the school’s STEM program, sponsored by Discover Engineering. Good luck Team Tkaranto!

To see all the winners, including special awards, click here. To check out the competition photos, click here.

A special thanks to all 35 sponsors for their vital financial support which helped make this event possible!