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SkillsUSA honors Kansas and Missouri students
The SkillsUSA conference wrapped up this evening in Kansas City with an awards program at Kemper Arena.
Of the 942 medallions presented, 10 went to students from the Kansas City area.
The local winners:
1st Place in College/Postsecondary Firefighting -- Patrick McGuire from Hillyard Technical Center
1st Place in College/Postsecondary Robotics and Automation Technology -- The team of Jim Breckenridge and James Glidewell from Hillyard Technical Center
1st Place in High School Robotics and Automation Technology -- The team of Andrew Cox and Colton Galvan from Hillyard Technical Center
2nd Place in High School Crime Scene Investigation -- The team of Kaela McKenzie, Jakyra Shelton and Stevie Suddarth from Northland Career Center
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Practical Nursing -- Angela McQuitty from Lex La-Ray Technical Center
2nd Place in High School Internetworking -- Brendan Smith from Summit Technology Academy
Other winners from Missouri:
1st Place in College/Postsecondary Advertising Design -- Tiffany Baker from Rolla Technical Institute in Rolla, MO
1st Place in College/Postsecondary Broadcast News Production -- The team of Gage Rudick, Brad Voelker, Makenzie Hickam and Trent Johnson from Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO
!st Place in College/Postsecondary Computer Programming – Lee Futter from Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO
1st Place in High School Electronics Technology -- Cole Given from Davis H. Hart Career Center in Mexico, MO
1st Place in High School Tech Prep - Audiovisual Technology and Communication -- The team of Amani Gavin, Rashell Grubb and Jessa Warren from Waynesville Career Center in Waynesville, MO
1st Place in College/Postsecondary Video Product Development -- The team of Michael Dube and Michael Leeper from Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Culinary Arts -- Mark Dandurand from Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Extemporaneous Speaking -- Jennifer Smith from Rolla Technical Institute in Rolla, MO
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Internetworking -- Chris Hillen from Linn State Technical College in Linn, MO
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Screeen Printing Technology -- Ross Irwin from Sikeston Career & Technology Center
3rd Place in College/Postsecondary Audio-Radio Production -- The team of Kyle Hammett and Michael Young from Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO
3rd Place in High School Health Knowledge Bowl -- The team of Ludmila Sheremeta, Kayla Hogan, Ashley Wyrick and Heather Schulte from Eldon Career Center in Eldon, MO
3rd Place in College/Postsecondary Related Technical Math -- Seth Strobe from Linn State Technical College in Linn, MO
3rd Place in High School Welding Sculpture -- Robert Patzius from South Technical High School in Sunset Hills, MO.
Other winners from Kansas:
1st Place in College/Postsecondary 3-D Visualization and Animation – Team of Charlie Unsderfer and Dennis Unsderfer from Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, KS
1st Place in High School Residential Systems Installation and Maintenance – Michael Banowetz from Labette County High School in Altamont, KS
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Broadcast News Production – The team of Tristan Zavala, Jasmine Kyle, Brian Melies and Aaron Freeman from Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, KS
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Carpentry – Christopher Schaller from Fort Scott Community College in Ft. Scott, KS
2nd Place in College/Postsecondary Computer Maintenance Technology – Cristopher Hayes from North Central Kansas Technical College in Beloit, KS
3rd Place in High School Job Skill Demonstration Open – Kayla Nigh from Horton High School in Horton, KS
3rd Place in College Postsecondary Web Design – The team of Thomas Ryan and William Gates from Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, KS