reensburg Salem GREENSBURG SALEM SCHOOL District News
Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center Develops Student Leadership Through Skills Training
Greensburg Salem High School and Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center ( CWCTC ) students Bowen Holleran , D ’ Angelo Cain and Chris Condron demonstrated their trade expertise at the district-level of the SkillsUSA Competition in late December 2017 .
SkillsUSA is a national organization that has created a partnership of students , teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce . Competitive events are held at the district , state , national and world levels to showcase the best career and technical education students in the nation .
Bowen Holleran participated with three other students in the “ Team Works ” competition at the district level , using his masonry skills to assist in the building of a two-room construction project to demonstrate the students ’ ability to work as a team . Their
Bowen Holleran ’ s masonry skills earned him a spot at the state SkillsUSA competition . task required the use of carpentry , masonry , electrical and plumbing skills as the team analyzed a detailed blue print to construct the project . The team was judged on jobsite safety and cleanliness , meeting specified building codes , organization and correct ordering of materials , proper use of tools and equipment , as well as presentation of an action plan . Bowen and his teammates- Camron Levendosky ( Hempfield ), Noah Mull ( Hempfield ) and John Gravely ( Yough ) - received a first place award and a spot at the state competition in Hershey , PA .
Junior D ’ Angelo Cain , who is studying Robotics Engineering at CWCTC , also won first place in the “ Related Technical Math ” competition . D ’ Angelo took a written test to demonstrate the skills needed to solve math problems encountered in the skilled trades and technical and professional occupations . The test was comprised of problems applicable to any career and technical field and provided D ’ Angelo with the opportunity to demonstrate
D ’ Angelo Cain demonstrates the capabilities of a drone .
his problem-solving skills , not just his mathematical ability .
“ I had two hours to a complete a packet of math problems that would be used in the real world ,” explained D ’ Angelo . “ For example , I had to figure out what size pipe would be needed for a fluid to go through it at a certain rate or other situations that might occur in different technical fields .” When he graduates next year , he is considering going to college to study robotics or engineering and feels he has developed a good foundation for his future plans from participating in the CWCTC ’ s program .
This school year was tenth-grade student Chris Condron ’ s first year at CWCTC , but he was excited to participate in SkillsUSA in the “ Web Design ” challenge . Chris , a Computer and Informational Science student , has learned how to create websites using HTML , JavaScript and CSS programming , and utilized these
Website design is at the top of Chris Condron ’ s future resume skills ! skills during the competition to work with his partner , Tyler Hite from Mount Pleasant , to build a website from scratch . With only an outline for the website and the criteria they would be judged on , Chris and Tyler designed a site that earned them a second place award at the district level . Chris , an aspiring computer programmer , is looking forward to participating in future competitions to display his skills .
Another Greensburg Salem student making headlines for his outstanding work in the automotive technology field is senior Bryan Sager . Bryan and fellow student , Mason East ( Mount Pleasant ), participated in the Western PA Automotive Competition at the Community College of Allegheny County ( CCAC ) West Hills campus earlier this year , diagnosing and repairing a Dodge Challenger . He and Mason each won an $ 11,000.00 prize
and the chance to compete against 27 other teams in the
CWCTC students Bryan Sager and Mason East at the National Automobile Dealers Association Finals in New York
National Automobile Dealers Association Finals at the New York International Auto Show in April .
In New York , the duo completed challenges across the course of the two-day competition , proudly walking away in 15th place nationwide .
During the four-hour competition on day one , Bryan and Mason completed various automotive tasks at ten different stations with varying levels of difficulty . On the second day , the students received 15 “ on the car ” challenges in which they had to diagnose and repair all of the problems within three hours .
Bryan attributes much of his success to being a part of the CWCTC program for the past three years . “ The CTC has benefitted me a lot and the instructors are all very supportive . My teachers at Greensburg Salem and the CTC got me to go to New York ,
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