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ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students win national awards at SkillsUSA competition

July 1, 2008
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Marketing and Communications

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï College of Technology SkillsUSA members recently attended the National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo., where they received top honors in their respective competitions.

The four students who represented ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï and the awards they received were:

        • Ryder Carson – Gold, Computerized Numeric Control Milling

        • Greg Anderson – Gold, Automotive Refinishing

        • Renell Anderson – Sixth, Prepared Speech

        • Todd Thomas – Fourth, Aviation Maintenance

The students were accompanied by SkillsUSA advisors, Don Beamis and Bill Gibbs.

Students from throughout the state took home a total of five medals, two of those were earned by ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï students.This is the second year that an ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï computerized machining technology student has received a gold medal in his or her respected competition.

SkillsUSA is a national organization providing quality educational experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development, to more than 264,000 high school and college students and professional members, enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations. Representatives of business, industry, labor, and education judged contests in 77 skill and leadership development areas.  

ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï will be the host site for the state SkillsUSA competition planned for Oct. 17.

For more information on the SkillsUSA organization at ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï, contact Annette Christensen at 282-2622.


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