MVCTC Students Qualify for State SkillsUSA Competition
Plainsville, OH – Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) students competed and placed in the Regional SkillsUSA Contest on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Tolles Career Center. With 23 students qualifying to compete at the Ohio SkillsUSA Competition in Columbus April 7-8, 2020. The state contests bring over 5,000 competitors, business and industry partners, instructors, and vendors together in over 100 contests in all 16 Career Pathways to showcase Career and Technical Education in Ohio.
Opening and Closing Ceremony Team of Jalynn Brown (Dental Assisting/Huber Heights), Jayla Hill (Dental Assisting/Vandalia-Butler), Sam Venable (Dental Assisting/Eaton), Micah Delk (Dental Assisting/Franklin Monroe), Skyler Bruce (Cosmetology/West Carrollton), Amanda Duffy (Dental Assisting/Carlisle), and Olivia Snowden (Dental Assisting/Twin Valley South). Job Interview Contest – Sam Sendral (Cosmetology/Bethel) and Paige Phillips (Graphic Commercial Arts/Northwestern). Related Technical Math Contest– Randy Estes (Robotics Automation/Carlisle). Automotive Service Technician Contest - Matthew Kirchner (Automotive Technology/Miamisburg). Photography Contest – Hailey Brumley (Graphic Commercial Photography/Tri-County North). Job Skills Demonstration Contest - Trinity Miller (Cosmetology/Brookville) and Tristen Pice (Cosmetology/Valley View). Criminal Justice Contest - Dontae Florence (Criminal Justice/Trotwood-Madison). Customer Service Contest – Brooklyn Sorrell (Graphic Commercial Arts/Miamisburg). Cosmetology Contest – Madison Green (Cosmetology/Tri-Village). Extemporaneous Speaking Contest – Colby Masters (Digital Design/Huber Heights)/ TeamWorks Team of John Borton (Electrical Trades/Tipp City), Caden Schmidt (Construction Carpentry/Miamisburg), Tyler Howland (Construction Carpentry/West Carrollton), Jeremiah Ruiz (Construction Carpentry/Vandalia-Butler). Esthetics Contest – Benny Brock (Cosmetology/Eaton).
SkillsUSA is a vital solution to the growing U.S. skills gap. SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens as it improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce. The nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry ensures America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive. SkillsUSA helps every student excel through the development of SkillsUSA Framework skills that include personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. The association serves more than 360,000-member students and instructors per year in middle schools, high schools and colleges. This diverse talent pipeline covers 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, the majority STEM-related. More than 600 corporations, trade associations, businesses and labor unions actively support SkillsUSA at the national level. SkillsUSA is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and is cited by the U.S. Department of Labor as “a successful model of employer-driven youth development training program.” SkillsUSA offers technical skill assessments and workplace credentials through the SkillsUSA Career Essentials program, a cutting-edge solution that defines, implements and measures career readiness skills for students. For more information: www.skillsusa.org
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