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SkillsUSA
April 23, 2008
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Shawn Geppart
CUSD 10
April 23, 2008 |
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives; working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, high school, and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. Our Collinsville High School chapter has over 100 members and had 35 students take a written exam in February to qualify to attend the Skills USA Spring Conference. Twenty one students qualified to attend, and out of those 21 students, 10 brought home medals this past weekend.
The following is a list of the students who participated and their results:
Preschool Teaching Assistant:
Sara Dill-18th
Libby Hunsinger-15th
April Irby-17th
Electronics Technology:
Josh Castelli- 2nd
Clay Jarnagin-7th
William Warren- 1st-winning chance to compete at Nationals. Also placed 1st on the written exam.
Collision Repair Technology:
Chris Mitchell- 1st, winning chance to compete at Nationals. Also placed 3rd on the written exam, and received a full scholarship to Wyo Tech in addition to other scholarships totaling over $20,000.
Anthony Rodriguez- 2nd, winning chance to compete at Nationals. Also placed 1st on the written exam, and received a full scholarship to Wyo Tech in addition to other scholarships totaling over $10,000.
Jason Summer-6th
Carpentry:
Cory Matthews-22nd
Anthony Nichols-14th
Teamworks:
Team of Cory Matthews, Brandon Dillard, Anthony Nichols, and Zach Edmondson placed 3rd. This was our first attempt at this two-day contest of building a small scale home including electrical, plumbing, and masonry.
Video Product Development:
Team of Samson Coffin and Craig Merkle placed 3rd, also the first time competing in this contest.
Automotive Service Technology:
James Eck-21st
Kelsey McClelland-44th
Zach Pittman-28th
Adobe Photoshop:
Amanda Dillard-19th
Job Interview:
Anthony Shelton-34th
Residential Wiring:
Kyle Take-8th
The students demonstrated great skill and represented our school with dignity and respect. The other sponsor, Dan Burns and I are please to be taking Anthony Rodriguez, Chris Mitchell, and William Warren to Nationals and watch them represent not only Collinsville High School, but the state of Illinois. They are in the process of soliciting donations to offset the estimated cost of $690 per person to attend Nationals. They have already gotten some sponsorship from Kelso Auto Body, as well as continue seeking local body shops and insurance adjustors, and IBEW union hall for the electronics student. National will be held in Kansas City, MO on June 23-28. In addition to competing all week, students will also be spending one day participating in a large community service project sponsored by Home DePot and Timberland boots working on inner-city parks, abused children's homes, and battered women shelters.
To see additional pictures, click here:
http://www.kahoks.org/CHS/NEWS/2007-2008/SillsUSA/myalbum.html
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