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Quad-Cities Campus Student Life hosted an Anything BUT a Backpack contest as part of Spring into Spirit Week.

Thanks to the students who took the time to create an alternative to a backpack!

The judging criteria were:

  • Originality
  • Use of inexpensive materials
  • Quality of work

See all of the entries on Facebook.

Here are the winners:

1st Place – $100 Amazon gift card
“LT bag” by Joren Nsue

backpack made of cardboard and clear plastic with book, notepad & solar eclipse glasses inside

2nd Place – $50 Hawk’s Hub gift card
“They see me rolling” by Allyson Malm

plastic toy school bus with full-size folders in it

3rd Place – $25 gas gift card
Untitled by Joseph Pustejovsky

student with another student on his back like a human backpack

Fan Favorite – TIED for receiving the most votes (75) on Facebook– BHC swag bag
Jack Deboard and Lexi Gordon

student with kayak in upper lobby of Building 1

Jack Debord (above) and Lexi Gordon (below)

student holding mannequin with school supplies