VOCATIONAL VICTORY: 21 SkillsUSA members qualify for state competition

Ysela Ysasi, Staff Writer|February 9, 2015

Slight adjustments– SkillsUSA Industrial Arts sophomore Max Weibe tinkers with a robot in January. Wiebe and sophomore teammate Bradey Fehr took first place in Robotics ROV at the district meet on Feb. 7.

Twenty-one SkillsUSA students traveled to San Angelo to compete and received high enough scores to advance to state, placing either first or second in individual events and first in team/quiz events. State qualifiers will compete in Corpus Christi in March.

Results

Auto-Tech SkillsUSA District Winners

Community Service Project–Alexa Macias, Lacy Molina, Braeden Spence–first place

Automotive Quiz Bowl–Lacy Molina, Braeden Spence, Bradley Upton, Johnny Zacharias, Samuel Letkeman–first place

Customer Service – Trevin Harris-second place Job Interview – Kaleb Lambert–third place

Opening Closing Ceremony–Henry Klassen, Johnny Zacharias, Dustin Neufeld, Crystal Froese, Samuel Letkeman, Koy Duncan, Trevin Harris–first place

Power Equipment Service Technology- -Trevin Harris, Crystal Froese–first place

Motocycle Service Technology –Trevin Harris, Dustin Neufeld–first place

Cosmetology SkillsUSA District Winners

Nail Art–Judy Klassen–first place, Geovanna Espino-second place

Cosmetology –April Davis–third place

Chapter Display–Emily Letkeman, Judy Wiebe, Naomi Giesbrecht–first place 3D Nail Art–Griselle Amaton–first place