MOUNT VERNON – Knox County Career Center (KCCC) students competed in the SkillsUSA Southeast Regional competition, and state qualifiers were recently released.
KCCC had 10 students from metal fabrication and welding, automotive technology, cosmetology, health technologies, and precision machining who qualified for the SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships.
The championships bring over 5,000 competitors, business and industry partners, instructors and vendors together in over 100 contests in all 16 career pathways to showcase career and technical education in Ohio. Students compete for the title of best in Ohio in their respective career fields.
“SkillsUSA is the largest career technical organization. We are excited for our students to compete in their skilled trade areas alongside the other top students from around the state,” said Elaine Robinson, KCCC principal and SkillsUSA adviser.
The following students qualified to compete in the SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships on May 3 and 4 in Columbus:
- Jack Fowler (automotive technology) – automotive service technology service (gold/first place)
- William Hott (Mmetal fabrication and welding) – welding (silver/second place)
- Cara Garcia (cosmetology) – cosmetology (silver/second place)
- Emma McCombs (health technologies) – medical terminology
- Eric Hauck (precision machining) – CNC turning specialist
- Ethan Davis (precision machining) – CNC milling specialist
- Sienna Martinson, Kristi Jordan, Abby Taylor, and Willow Meadows (H=health technologies) -– health knowledge bowl
SkillsUSA Ohio’s mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of America’s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability and technical and professional skills training.
For more information about SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships, visit www.ohioskillsusa.org/copy-of-state-championships.
To learn more about the competitions that each KCCC student competed in, visit www.skillsusa.org/competitions/skillsusa-championships/contest-descriptions/.
