Although this dress looks like it was knitted with jumbo needles, a closer inspection reveals it was created from blue plastic Giant Eagle grocery bags. The work of Leila Zeigler not only earned a first-place ribbon, but a special award from the judges. This was a senior project for Leila, who just graduated from Laurel, where the students were required to make an article of clothing from recycled items. — Mitchel Olszak