The CREATE® Competition exists to educate and inspire high school students to pursue career pathways which create the built environment.
WHY GET INVOLVED?Learn about the program from CIEF Staff, Board, Mentors and Alumni. Video courtesy of 3Lopez Media.
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WHY MENTOR?Hear it directly from the students.
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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.
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THERE IS NO COST TO A SCHOOL OR TO ANY STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATE COMPETITION
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Want to get involved?
Meet the 2025 CREATE® Advisory Board
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Board Chair
Chris Garcia | Studio W Architects Immediate Past Chair Ginger Thompson | DPR Construction |
Keith Bauer | Buehler
Clare Christensen | Clark Sullivan Brian Giambastiani | Swinerton Andy Lee | Southland Industries Heather Lim | Pacific Coast Building Services, Inc. Drake Costa | Turner Construction Company |
Derek Labrecque | JK Architecture, AIACV
Rodman Marquez | DPR Construction Justin Ray | Langan Jessica Rinn | Rudolph & Sletten Claire Seger | Lionakis Michelle Wells l Market One Builders |
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2024 CREATE Teams
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Buhach Colony HS
Burlingame HS Del Campo HS Folsom HS Hiram Johnson HS Lincoln HS Livingston HS |
Rio Americano HS
Rosemont HS Mills HS Oakmont HS Sutter HS West Campus HS |
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Contact Ashley Slovak 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 November 1, 2025.
CIEF SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP
Current sophomores and juniors in the 2025-2026 school year are eligible to apply for a $1,250 scholarship toward attending the 2026 CIEF Summer Camp (to be hosted June 2026). The CIEF Summer Camp is a five-day, four-night program that introduces students to careers in construction, re-development, engineering, architecture and the trades. Students will design and build a project for a local nonprofit, complete a needs assessment, meet industry executives, tour active job sites, explore Sacramento and San Francisco, and stay at CSU, Sacramento.
CIEF Summer Camp Scholarship Applications are due November 22, 2025 to be awarded on December 9th during the CREATE Competition® Awards Lunch.
Current sophomores and juniors in the 2025-2026 school year are eligible to apply for a $1,250 scholarship toward attending the 2026 CIEF Summer Camp (to be hosted June 2026). The CIEF Summer Camp is a five-day, four-night program that introduces students to careers in construction, re-development, engineering, architecture and the trades. Students will design and build a project for a local nonprofit, complete a needs assessment, meet industry executives, tour active job sites, explore Sacramento and San Francisco, and stay at CSU, Sacramento.
CIEF Summer Camp Scholarship Applications are due November 22, 2025 to be awarded on December 9th during the CREATE Competition® Awards Lunch.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS!
Presenting Sponsor:
Cornerstone Sponsors:
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Signature Sponsors:
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Foundation Sponsors:
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Host/Advertiser Sponsors:
AC Martin, Auburn Constructors, LLC., BrightView, Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc., Clark Pacific,
Clark/Sullivan Construction, Comstock Johnson Architects, Inc., CYS Structural Engineers,
Earl Consulting Company, LLC, Furhman Leamy, Geopier, HELIX Environmental Planning, Kitchell CEM, K. S. Telecom, Inc.,
Lionakis, LP Consulting Engineers, Inc., Nacht & Lewis Architects, Roebbelen,
Truebeck Construction, The Willsie Family, United Building Contractors, Inc.,
Clark/Sullivan Construction, Comstock Johnson Architects, Inc., CYS Structural Engineers,
Earl Consulting Company, LLC, Furhman Leamy, Geopier, HELIX Environmental Planning, Kitchell CEM, K. S. Telecom, Inc.,
Lionakis, LP Consulting Engineers, Inc., Nacht & Lewis Architects, Roebbelen,
Truebeck Construction, The Willsie Family, United Building Contractors, Inc.,
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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.