A Mariemont Junior High School seventh grade student has earned international acclaim for her 3D Design contest entry in w world-wide competition with Polar 3D and the Caterpillar Company.

 

Lily Billups earned the runner-up title in a competition to design a prototype of a piece of Caterpillar equipment of or create a model of a caterpillar. She was the runner-up in the equipment category with the other three winners hailing from England, Canada and the Czech Republic.

 

The competition was part of a first-quarter project in the MJHS 3D Design course with Ms. Saxton. Students used the 3D design website Tinkercad to create their prototypes.

 

As a runner-up, Lily earned a $100 donation to the school store through the Polar3D website.