High School Programs
The Phoenix Challenge High Schools Skills competition highlights emerging talent entering the printing and packaging industries, with students demonstrating technical knowledge, teamwork and problem-solving abilities and math comprehension in a competitive team environment aligned with real-world flexographic production.
Below find the key contacts for current programs found all over North America.
School Name | School Address | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
Asheville High School | 419 McDowell Street, Asheville, NC 28803 | Nathan Tripp | 828-350-2792 |
Career & Technology Center of Anderson Districts 1 & 2 | 702 Belton Highway, Williamston, SC 29697 | Joellyn Hayden | 864-847-4121 |
Careerline Technical Center * | 13663 Port Sheldon Rd., Holland, MI 49424 | James Larsen | 616-399-6940 |
Chester County Career Center | 1324 JA Cochran By-Pass, Chester, SC 29706 | Sherry Adams | 803-377-1991 |
Daniel Morgan Technology Center | 201 Zion Hill Road, Spartanberg, SC 29307 | Hollie Pennington | 864-279-6925 |
Fairfield Career & Technology Center | 1415 US Highway 321N, Winnsboro, SC 29180 | Mark Grasso | 803-635-5610 |
RD Anderson | 1151 Center Point Drive, Moore, SC 29369 | Zack Dotson | 864-576-5020 |
Hamilton Career & Technology Center | 445 Oconee Business Parkway, Westminster, SC 29693 | Allen Vargo | 864-886-4425 |
R.W. Johnson High School | 3305 Poplar Springs Road, Gainesville, GA 30507 | Grayson Anthony | 770-367-9807 |
Knox Community High School | 1 Redskin Trail, Knox, IN 46534 | Maria Sullivan | (574) 772-1670 ext. 1912 |
Scarlet Oaks Career Campus | 140 Great Oaks Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45241 | Regan Brown | 513-678-5392 |
Oshkosh North High School | 1100 W. Smith Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54904 | Jerry Johnson | 920-424-4020 |
McKinley High School | 1500 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207 | Nashira Swift- McKeller | 716-816-4480 |
Palisades High Scool | 14947 York Road, Charlotte, NC 28278 | Robert Jackson | 980-343-0878 |
Watertown High School | 825 Endeavour Drive, Watertown, WI 53098 | Alicia Schultz | 920-262-7500 |
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | 8001 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141 | Patrick J Ruebensaal | 440-746-8346 |
The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County | 3201 Rockwell Ave., Scranton, PA 18508 | Rebecca Hayden | 570-346-8471 |
College Programs
The Phoenix Challenge College Competition is an annual, year-long, problem-solving project designed for undergraduate students. Organized by the Phoenix Challenge Foundation, it tasks collegiate teams with developing real-world flexographic design, branding, and packaging solutions before formally presenting their projects to industry experts. Contact them to learn more!
College Name | Address | Instructor | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
Appalachian State University | 397 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608 | Tom Reeves | 828-719-1350 |
California Polytechnic State | 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | Bekir Keskin | 805 215 3329 |
Clemson University | 200 Godfrey Hall, Clemson, SC 29631 | Bobby Congdon | 803-351-5242 |
Central Piedmont Community College | 315 West Hebron Street, Charlotte, NC 28235 | Zachery Blackburn | 704-330-4427 |
Rochester Institute of Technology | 69 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623 | Bilge Altay | 584-475-4358 |
Toronto Metropolitan University | 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K | Kris Krystosiak | 416-979-5000 |
Illinois State University | 5100 Technology, Normal, IL 61790 | Adam Burke | 309-438-7708 |
Midlands Technical College | 1260 Lexington Drive, West Columbia, SC 29170 | Jason Warren | 919.798.8828 |
Forsyth Technical Community College | 2100 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 | Tiffany Allgood | 336-734-7668 |
PAST WINNERS
High School Skills Competition
2025 - Careerline Technical Center
Nadia Beach & Sadie Laarman
Instructor - Maria Sullivan
2024 - Knox High School
Noelle Hutchings & Kiersten Cole
Instructor - Maria Sullivan
2023 - CTC of Lackawanna County
Ravyn Reed and Kiley Keesling
Instructor - Rebecca Hayden
2022 - Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Prishanti Jackson and Oliver Osadchuk
Instructor - Patrick Ruebensaal
2021 - CTC of Lackawanna County
​Joshua Schneider and Kimberly Hernandez
Instructor - Rebecca Hayden
2019 - Knox High School​
Jane Trosper and Arryana Rose Posey
Instructor - Maria Sullivan
2018 - Asheville High School
​Travis Brown and Alex Abrams
Instructor - Nancy Oliver
2017 - Knox High School
Michael Poindexter and Riley Pingel
Instructor - Maria Sullivan
2016 - Waukesha County Technical
TrishaLee Bull and Colin Schleicher
Instructor - Dina Vees
2015 - Waukesha County Technical
Keara Wingert and Rachel Radewahn
Instructor - Dina Vees
2014 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Martin Jeung and Humaira Imtiyaz
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2013 - Enka High School
Alex Yelton and Andrew Mandeville
Instructor - Joan Hoffman
2012 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Sharon Mai and Daniel Langsford
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2011 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Sharon Mai and Chog Wang
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2010 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Stephaine Hammond & Lianne Chang
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2009 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Hannah Plavnick and Stephaine Hammond
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2008 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Hannah Plavnick and Jyoti Brar
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2007 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Allan Tran and Tim Govey
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2006 - Career & Technology Center of Anderson Districts 1 and 2
Ashley Foster and Amanda Tootill
Instructor - Amy McKenzie
2005 - Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School
Sean Coulson and Payam Rajabi
Instructor - Peter Belanger
2004 - Career Education Center
Stephen Schoff and Aaron Grasty
Instructor - Brooks Michaels
2003 South Mecklenburg High School
Steve Nass and Matt Mangum
Instructor - Leigh Ayers
2002 - Asheville High School
Heidi Gagnon and Rebecca Long
Instructor - Mike Davis
2001 - Asheville High School
Chris Johnson and Josh Bassett
Instructor - Mike Davis
2000 - Career Education Center
Matthew Boles and Zain Rigsby
Instructor - Brooks Michaels
1999 - Fairfield County Career Center
Melissa Pullen and Kim Murphy
Instructor - Marvin Miller
1998 - Asheville High School
Justin Green and Herbert Hardin
Instructor - Mike Davis
College Competition
2026 - Clemson University
​Research - Toronto Metropolitan University
Graphics - Illinois State University
Concept - CalPoly San Luis Obispo
Execution - CalPoly San Luis Obispo
​
2025 - Illinois State University
Research - Clemson University
Graphics - CalPoly San Luis Obispo
Concept - Appalachian State University
Execution - Clemson University
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2024 - CalPoly San Luis Obispo
Research - RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Graphics - RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Execution - RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Concept - Illinois State University
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2023 – Appalachian State University
Research – Cal Poly State University
Graphics – Illinois State University
Execution – Central Piedmont Community College
Concept - Illinois State University
2021 – Illinois State University
Second Place – Appalachian State University
Third Place – Cal Poly State University
2020- Cal Poly State University
Second Place - University of Wisconsin – Stout
Third Place – Central Piedmont Community College
2019 - University of Wisconsin – Stout
Research - Central Piedmont Community College
Graphics – Cal Poly State University
Execution – Clemson University
Concept – Cal Poly State University
2018 – Cal Poly State University
Research – University of Wisconsin – Stout
Graphics – Waukesha County Technical College
Execution – Clemson University
Concept - Waukesha County Technical College
2017 – Appalachian State University
Research – Cal Poly State University
Graphics - Illinois State University
Execution – Central Piedmont Community College
Concept - Illinois State University
2016 – Cal Poly State University
Research - Waukesha County Technical College
Graphics – Central Piedmont Community College
Execution – Central Piedmont Community College
Concept - Waukesha County Technical College
2015- Clemson University
Research – Central Missouri State University
Graphics – Cal Poly State University
Execution - Ryerson University
Concept – Cal Poly State University
2014 – Cal Poly State University
Research – Central Missouri State University
Graphics – Central Missouri State University
Execution – Central Missouri State University
Concept – Central Missouri State University
2013 – Ryerson University
Research – Eastern Kentucky University
Graphics – Clemson University
Execution – Clemson University
Concept – Cal Poly State University
2012- Cal Poly State University
Research – Clemson University
Graphics - Ryerson University
Execution – Dunwoody College
Concept - Ryerson University
2011- Dunwoody College
Research – Clemson University
Graphics – University of Central Missouri
Execution - University of Central Missouri
Concept – Clemson University
2010 – Dunwoody College
Research – Cal Poly State University
Graphics – Cal Poly State University
Execution – Ryerson University
Concept – University of Central Missouri
2009 – Cal Poly State University
Research – Central Piedmont Community College
Graphics – Dunwoody College
Execution - Dunwoody College
Concept - Ryerson College
2008 - Dunwoody College
Research – Appalachian State University
Graphics – Cal Poly State University
Execution – University of Central Missouri
Concept – Appalachian State University
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