CAREER CENTER STUDENTS WIN MEDALS AT SKILLS-USA COMPETITION - Crime Scene Investigation Team Are State Champions

(04/23/2015)

Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center Skills USA competitors

By Victoria Church, C-GCC Senior

The annual Skills USA Competition began April 9th with welding competition at the Roane-Jackson Career and Technical Center. On April 10th, the remaining competitions kicked off at Camp Dawson in Preston County. Students from career and technical schools from around West Virginia earned the opportunity to showcase their talents.

Students who attended from the Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center were: Emily Krugman, Bradley Cook, Megan Thacker, Mitchell McKown, Haley France, Sam Brady, Jessica Welch, Richard Mace, Desirae Hickman, Michael Fulks, Dillion Self, Steven Godfrey, Anna Knotts, Jesse Gillespie, Cameron Jones, Travis Vanhoose, Clara Meadows, Jorge Webster and Jeffrey Pray.

Students were accompanied by instructors: Carl Collins (Welding), Paul Parsons (Building Instruction), Jonathan McCormick (Net Tech), Annette Benson (Culinary Arts), Jim Snyder (Auto Mechanics) and Shirley Hupp (Assistant Director).

Medal winners were: Emily Krugman, Bradley Cook and Megan Thacker-post graduates (1st Place Crime Scene Investigation), Anna Knotts (2nd Place Commercial Baking), Travis Vanhoose (3rd Place Plumbing) and Clara Meadows (3rd Place Extemporaneous Speaking).

The first place winning CSI team will be traveling to Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky to compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference this June. If you would like to make a donation to help these students fund their trip, please contact the Career Center at 304-462-6151. Additionally, students will hold a Car Wash fundraiser to raise expense funds at Advance Auto Parts in Glenville, Saturday, April 25 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center students (L-R) Emily
Krugman, Bradley Cook, and Megan Thacker are the
2015 Skills USA Crime Scene Investigation Team champions