UPDATE:
Students brought home eight gold medals from the state SkillsUSA competition, and six (noted with *) earned trips to the national leadership and skills conference in June in Atlanta.
*Carlos Alarcon, East High, CNC 3
William Bartold, North High, HVAC Technical Info
Ashley Dukate, East High, Nurse Assisting Technical Info
*Austin Fairchild, West High, Sheet Metal
*Hayden Hurd, West High, CNC 2
*Austin Kozinski, East High, Welding Fabrication (Team Event)
*Adyson Meinen, East High, Nurse Assisting
*Caiah Stull, South High, Industrial Motor Controls
Fort Zumwalt students who attend Lewis & Clark Career Center earned 15 medals at the SkillsUSA Eastern Missouri District competition. Students competed in a variety of technical, hands-on, written, and oral competitions that relate directly to their program of study. Medal winners have the opportunity to compete at state in early April.
SkillsUSA describes their organization as a “partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. We provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education (CTE) in the nation’s classrooms.” Learn more at SkillsUSA.org.
Congratulations to the following Fort Zumwalt students.
East High
Carlos Alarcon, first place, CNC 3
Adyson Meinen, first place, Nurse Assisting
Austin Kost, second place, Electrical Construction Wiring
Austin Kozinski, second place, Welding Fabrication Team
Macie Otto, third place, Basic Health Care
North High
William Bartold, second place, HVAC
Kemper Kruse, second place, Basic Health Care
Isabella Bray, second place, Nurse Assisting
Wyatt Robinson, second place, Welding
Elijah Hunter, third place, Collision Repair Technology
South High
Drew Wotawa, second place, Related Technical Math and third place, Information Technology Services
West High
Evan Harris, first place, Information Technology Services
Andy Ledesma, first place, Job Skill Demo A/Action Skills
Mitchell Lyons, third place, Welding