Congratulations to all students who competed in the 2012 Future City Competition of Minnesota. Below are the teams that placed in the top 5 and the Special Award winners.
1st Place: Blackhawk Middle School (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan), team Vita Nova
2nd Place: Valley Middle School (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan), team Punahiko Wai
3rd Place: Owatonna Junior High, team Celestia
Honorable Mention: Centennial Middle School, team National League of Ninjas
Honorable Mention: Grandview Middle School (Westonka), team Ville of Electricity
| Special Award | Sponsor | Winning Team |
| Most Innovative City Setting | 3M | Friendly Hills Middle School, ACity |
| Best Infrastructure System | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | Rosemount Middle School, Superior City |
| Building Quality Communities | League of Minnesota Cities | Friendly Hills Middle School, Somerset Valley |
| Engineering Excellence | Minnesota Federation of Engineering, Science, and Technology Societies (MFESTS) | Dakota Hills Middle School, Plexia |
| Safe Drinking Water | Minnesota Department of Health/American Water Works Association (AWWA) | Cyber Village Academy, Optima Civitate |
| Best Transportation System | SRF Consulting | Valley Middle School, Punahiko Wai |
| Excellent Industrial Engineering | Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers/Minnesota Professional Engineers Foundation | Shakopee Middle School, Terra Nova |
| Best Industrial/Commercial Layout | Association of Facility Engineers (AFE) | Friendly Hills Middle School, Le Dominique |
| Best Energy Use | Xcel Energy | L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School, Zel Town |
| Readiness for Natural and Manmade Disasters | Society of Military Engineers (SAME) | Dover-Eyota Middle School, B&N, Inc. |
| Most Innovative Power System | Emerson Process Management - Rosemount | Columbia Academy, City of Commercial |
| Best Use of Instrumentation and Automation | International Society of Automation (ISA) | L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School, City of Ember |
| Cooper Total Solutions Award | Cooper Power Systems | Lifelong Learning Center, City of Atlantis |
| Best Essay | Medtronic Foundation | Blackhawk Middle School, Vita Nova |
| Best City Model | Medtronic Foundation | Owatonna Jr. High, Celestia |
| Best Virtual City | 3M Foundation | Blackhawk Middle School, Pure Meadows |
| Outstanding 1st Year Participant | FCC Minnesota Steering Committee |
Centennial Middle School, National League of Ninjas |
| Students' Choice Award | FCC Minnesota Steering Committee |
Immaculate Conception School, Sky High |