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KCSD SkillsUSA Excel at District Competition
SkillsUSA members from the Keystone Central Career and Technology Center represented our schools by demonstrating their skills against students from 11 competing schools at the SkillsUSA District Competition held at The Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport on January 26th .
Notably , 25 Keystone Central students secured first-place victories or byes , earning them a spot at the upcoming state competition in Hershey , PA , scheduled for April 3-5th . Club advisor Chelsea Grieb expressed her pride in the team , stating , " The members of the Skills USA team represented not only the Career & Technology Center but our entire school community . They worked hard to prepare and compete against other CTC students across District 6 . We are sending 25 students to the state competition in Hershey , where industry professionals and post-secondary institutions will be to potentially provide opportunities to students .”
Among the first-place finishers and those earning a " bye " at the district level are : • Carter Perry – Architectural Drafting – 1st place • Caroline Owens , Robert Andrews , Michael McCullough – Career Pathways-Industrial and Engineering Technology – bye • Chloe Condo , Mallori Etters , Amelia Young – Career Pathways-Human Services – bye
• Cassidy Martin , Abigail McElwain , Kaydence Gharet – Career Pathways-Health Services – bye • Jeff Goldy – CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer – bye • Jacob Flook – CNC Programmer ( technician ) – bye • Glenn Hough – CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer – bye • Samantha Streator , Ellen Banfill , Emily Everett – Community Service – bye • Brooklyn Bechdel – CTE Demonstration – 1st place • Kayleigh Budinger – Health Occ Portfolio – 1st place • Samantha Knepp – Job Skill A – 1st place • Layla Hayes – Job Skill O – 1st place • Taylor Renninger , Maille Fowler , Haleigh Peters – Promo Bulletin Board - bye • Sofia Dressler – Related Technical Math – 1st place • Brody Rhine – Technical Drafting – 1st place .
In addition , the following students competed and excelled in their respective categories : • Brock Brungard , Tucker Henry , Maddox Hockenberry – Automated Manufacturing – 2nd place • Emma Fye – Basic Health Care – 3rd place
• Cali Levi – Cosmetology – 3rd place • Maddy Strouse – Customer Service – 2nd place • Jaysa Stover , Camryn Bair , Bethany Sellers , Reagan Narehood – Health Knowledge Bowl – 2nd place • Hayley Motter – Nurse Assisting – 2nd place
• Lilyanna Schmouder – Prepared Speech – 2nd place • Hanna Kaler – Early Childhood Education • Logan Phillips – First Aid / CPR • Mya Redmond – Job Interview • Avah Rafter – Medical Math • Jaslyn Anderson – Medical Terminology • Mason Frantz – Precision Machining • Lily McWilliams , Elizabeth Nestor , Aubrey Eiler , Sarah Hall , Sophia Hardy – Quiz Bowl .
Reflecting on her experience , senior Sofia Dressler expressed gratitude , saying , “ I am very grateful to represent my school while building a strong CTE community . SkillsUSA has connected me with students as passionate as I am about my career in my own school and from other schools . The persistence and perseverance required to compete has prepared me for my future in a pragmatic and effective manner .”
SkillsUSA is a partnership between students , teachers , and industry partners , working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce through the development of person , workplace , and technical skills grounded in academics .
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