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2021 video contest winners
2021 High School video contest winner: Oak Hill High School > View Video
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2023 Indiana Student Video Contest
The 2023 Student Video Contest is Coming!
Indiana middle school, high school, and college students can win up to $500!
This Year’s Theme: “Keeping Indiana Strong with Coal”
Video Contest dates change to Sept. 18th to Oct 28th
Videos must be submitted by 10-28-23. All information can be found on our contest page.
Video upload link will be available on Sept 18th 2023.
News articles and helpful links:
CEDAR was at the Junior Achievement JobSpark event on October 25, 2022
South Knox Industrial Arts Class Visits Underground Simulated Mine in Ft. Branch
The South Knox High school’s Industrial Art’s students spent some time at Vincennes
University’s Gibson Center in Ft. Branch IN. The students, who were directed by South Knox’s
High school Instructor Bob Green, were on a field trip to learn more about mining. Vincennes
University’s Mining Program Director Kevin Hills spoke on the different types of mining, safety
aspects of each type of Mining Industry. Students were then given an extensive tour of the
University’s simulated Underground Mine located on the Gibson Center’s campus.
2022 Mine Rescue Contest – Another successful Event.
The Mine Rescue Association of Indiana held its Annual Mine Rescue, Bench and Preshift
contest this past June at the Vincennes University’s simulated underground mine at the Ft.
Branch IN campus. Competing in the event was: Alliance Coal Gibson County and Warrior
Mines, Indiana State Combination Mine Team, Sunrise Coal Oaktown Mines and Peabody Coal
Francisco Mine and the Martin Marietta metal/nonmetal mine Team. The two day event was
assisted by the Mine Safety Health Administration, Indiana and Kentucky Mine Inspectors along
with the Directors of the MRAI board.
The Mine Rescue Association of Indiana first contest began in 1989 in Washington IN. The
Association was established to help support, fund and make available these types of Training
exercises to better educate each of the Teams if and when they were ever called upon to assist
their fellow miners in an emergency situation.
CEDAR – Educating Scouts to complete Mining in Society Merit Badge
Southwest Indiana Buffalo Trace Council Boy Scouts made a visit to Vincennes University’s
Mining Program at the Gibson Center in Ft. Branch Indiana. Forty-Five Scouts from the area spent four hours learning about the Mining Industry, touring the simulated Underground Mine and most of all, each Scout earned and received their Merit Mining Badge
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Cedar Indiana hosts a variety of events each year. Connect with us on social media, or look in the links below for news and events.
2023 STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST
The 2023 Student Video Contest is Coming!
Indiana middle school, high school, and college students can win up to $500!
This Year’s Theme: “Keeping Indiana Strong with Coal”
Video Contest dates change to Sept. 18th to Oct 28th
Videos must be submitted by 10-28-23. All information can be found on our contest page.
Video upload link will be available on Sept 18th 2023.
2021 video contest winners
2021 grades 6-8 video contest winner: Eastbrook South Elementary School > View Video
2021 High School video contest winner: Oak Hill High School > View Video
Social Media
News articles and helpful links:
CEDAR was at the Junior Achievement JobSpark event on October 25, 2022
South Knox Industrial Arts Class Visits Underground Simulated Mine in Ft. Branch
The South Knox High school’s Industrial Art’s students spent some time at Vincennes
University’s Gibson Center in Ft. Branch IN. The students, who were directed by South Knox’s
High school Instructor Bob Green, were on a field trip to learn more about mining. Vincennes
University’s Mining Program Director Kevin Hills spoke on the different types of mining, safety
aspects of each type of Mining Industry. Students were then given an extensive tour of the
University’s simulated Underground Mine located on the Gibson Center’s campus.
2022 Mine Rescue Contest – Another successful Event.
The Mine Rescue Association of Indiana held its Annual Mine Rescue, Bench and Preshift
contest this past June at the Vincennes University’s simulated underground mine at the Ft.
Branch IN campus. Competing in the event was: Alliance Coal Gibson County and Warrior
Mines, Indiana State Combination Mine Team, Sunrise Coal Oaktown Mines and Peabody Coal
Francisco Mine and the Martin Marietta metal/nonmetal mine Team. The two day event was
assisted by the Mine Safety Health Administration, Indiana and Kentucky Mine Inspectors along
with the Directors of the MRAI board.
The Mine Rescue Association of Indiana first contest began in 1989 in Washington IN. The
Association was established to help support, fund and make available these types of Training
exercises to better educate each of the Teams if and when they were ever called upon to assist
their fellow miners in an emergency situation.
CEDAR – Educating Scouts to complete Mining in Society Merit Badge
Southwest Indiana Buffalo Trace Council Boy Scouts made a visit to Vincennes University’s
Mining Program at the Gibson Center in Ft. Branch Indiana. Forty-Five Scouts from the area spent four hours learning about the Mining Industry, touring the simulated Underground Mine and most of all, each Scout earned and received their Merit Mining Badge
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