The CREATE® Competition exists to educate and inspire high school students to pursue career pathways which create the built environment.
A 10‑week immersive competition where students collaborate with industry mentors to plan, design, and build, gaining real‑world skills and experiences.
The CREATE® Competition is a 10-week project in which students will:
- Work with various mentors from the engineering, architecture, trades and construction industry to simulate the comprehensive process of planning, designing, and building a structure
- Participate in hands-on trades based projects
- Visit active jobsites
- Gain hard and soft skills including computer software programming, scale modeling, public speaking, and project management
- Attend the annual competition/awards banquet to present their projects against other participating schools from California.
Empowering the next generation of builders and innovators through mentorship, jobsite visits, and practical skills development.
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THERE IS NO COST TO A SCHOOL OR TO ANY STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATE COMPETITION
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR PROGRAM SPONSORS. |
Want to get involved?
Meet the 2026 CREATE® Advisory Board
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Board Chair
Justin Ray | Langan Vice Chair Claire Seger | LIONAKIS |
Keith Bauer | Buehler
Jamie Blatchford | Otto Construction Drake Costa | Turner Construction Company Martha Estrada | Kitchell |
Tate Hill | Lionakis
Rodman Marquez | DPR Construction Ray Nalagan | SMUD Jessica Rinn | Rudolph & Sletten |
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2025 CREATE® Teams
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Lincoln High School
Buhach Colony High School Mills High School Burlingame High School Hiram Johnson High School Folsom High School Rosemont High School |
Rio Americano High School
West Campus High School Livingston High School Del Campo High School Don Bosco Technical Institute Highlands High School |
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Contact Jessica Miller at [email protected] for
any questions or if you are interested in getting involved.
CREATE® Competition SCHOLARSHIP
Seniors pursuing a career in the built environment (architecture, engineering, construction management, or the trades) through direct hire, apprenticeship programs or post-secondary education including two and four-year universities are eligible to apply for the CREATE® Competition Scholarship through October 30, 2026.
Students must be available for an interview on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS!
Presenting Sponsor:
Cornerstone Sponsors:
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Signature Sponsors:
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Foundation Sponsors:
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Host/Advertiser Sponsors:
Broward Builders, Inc., Clark Pacific, Geopier, KS Telecom, Inc., Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., Lawson Mechanical Contractors, LLC, MacKay & Somps Civil Engineers, Nacht & Lewis, Tankersley Construction, Inc., The Engineering Enterprise
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CREATE is a program of the 501(c)3 SRBX Construction Industry Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Tax ID 20-0595531.
Tax ID 20-0595531.