Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XII, Issue II - Fall 2018 | Page 21

PHSC STUDENT ADVANCES TO NATIONAL
SkillsUSA COMPETITION
SkillsUSA is a national organization serving teachers and high
school and college students who are preparing for careers in
Pasco-Hernando State College May ’18 graduate Kenith Christian,
technical, skilled and service occupations, including health
occupations and for further education. More than 300,000
of Land O’ Lakes, was awarded Gold in the Related Technical
students and advisors join SkillsUSA annually.
Math category of the SkillsUSA Florida State Leadership and
Skills competition in April, in Pensacola. Christian competed at
NEW WELDING PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH
MARCHMAN TECHNICAL COLLEGE ANNOUNCED
SkillsUSA National competition in Louisville, June 24 through
29, 2018.
Pasco-Hernando State College will expand its highly successful
The following PHSC students also were recognized at the Welding Technology, established decades ago at the East Campus
SkillsUSA state competition held in April: Silver medal winners in Dade City, to west Pasco in partnership with Pasco County
included Jordan Rucker in Customer Service category and Dwight Schools (PCS) in spring 2019.
Howard in Technical Drafting category; Duniesqui Rodriguez in
Architectural Drafting category and Karen Becker in Customer The Welding Technology program will be offered at Marchman
Service category placed at the bronze level; and PHSC student Technical College (MTC), located four miles from PHSC’s West
Kristen Knight was voted in as a SkillsUSA state representative.
“Our students came out to show off their skills and displayed
that they excelled across multiple disciplines. I am proud of every
single one of them,” said Jessica Bennett, PHSC Engineering
Technology Instructor and SkillsUSA Advisor.
PHSC student Kenith Christi an (center), advanced
to SkillsUSA National competition.
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