SkillsUSA students from Fayette County High and Sandy Creek High secured gold awards, scholarships, and leadership nominations at the 2016 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference.
Six students scored high enough in their areas of competition to advance to the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky in late June. They are:
Matt Sherry, Fayette County High, Automotive Service Technology.
Parinia Patel, Fayette County High, PowerPoint.
Kristofer Davis, Sandy Creek High, Mobile Electronics Installation.
Noah Jacobs, Sandy Creek High, Customer Service.
Cameron King, Sandy Creek High, Photography.
Amaya Wright, Sandy Creek High, Pin Design and Presentation.
Other students who also won placements at the competition, all from Sandy Creek High:
Meredith Beard, gold, Applied Communication 11th/12th Grade.
Megan D’Errico, gold, Georgia T-Shirt, and bronze, T-Shirt Design and Presentation.
Helen Smith, gold, Georgia Promotional Graphic.
Amaya Wright, gold, Georgia Pin Design.
Meagan Coleman, Amanda Paver, and Brianna Powers, silver, Community Service Project and Presentation.
Additionally, Matt Sherry of Fayette County High was awarded over $13,500 in automotive scholarships, Helen Smith of Sandy Creek High was selected to run for SkillsUSA national office, and Cameron King of Sandy Creek High was elected to serve as a SkillsUSA Georgia state officer for the 2016-2017 school year.
The Sandy Creek High Chapter was also recognized as one of six 2016 SkillsUSA Gold Chapters of Distinction, and is currently being considered for the National Model Excellence designation.
More than 2,500 students from around the state competed in 151 state and national level contests during the conference that was held in March at the Georgia International Convention Center.
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps high school and college students enrolled in career and technical education programs to excel by teaching employability skills such as communication, problem solving and leadership in conjunction with their trade, technical and service occupation skills.
Top left photo: Matt Sherry and Parinia Patel from Fayette County High are advancing to the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference this June.
Top right photo: Sandy Creek High students (from left) Helen Smith, selected to run for SkillsUSA national office, and Cameron King, elected to serve as a SkillsUSA Georgia state officer for 2016-2017.
Bottom photo: Sandy Creek students who participated in the SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference include (front row, L-R) Noah Jacobs, Amaya Wright, Helen Smith, Megan D’Errico, Cameron King, Meredith Beard, Meagan Coleman, Kristofer Davis, (back row, L-R) Summer Mashburn, Brianna Powers, Amalie Rosales, Zach Bramblett, Amanda Paver, Sharod Minton, Haley Webb, Andrew Alberts, and Sarah Ohlmeier. Not pictured are Gregory Ellis, Tommy Ennis, and Jordan Fason.
