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May022007
WCC Students Win Five Medals in Vocational Contest
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 3:21PM Wilkes Community College’s Industrial, Engineering and Customized Industry Training Division students recently took top honors in five categories at the Skills USA North Carolina competition that was held at the Greensboro Coliseum Annex.
Skills USA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives, working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. It helps each student excel. Skills USA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. It was formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).
In 2005, Automotive Systems Technology instructor, Hardin Kennedy organized and developed the Wilkes Community Skills USA Club. In 2006, Wilkes Community College was represented at the state and national competition in its first year of competing with 12 students from various engineering technology disciplines displaying their knowledge and skills. From 2005 to 2007, club membership at WCC has grown to approximately 150 students. This growth was evident at Greensboro this year with 27 students competing while 25 others observed and gained valuable knowledge from evaluating and benchmarking their statewide peers.
When the competition began this year with students showcasing their presentation, technical and leadership skills in various technology and trades sectors, the WCC students exerted a magnificent effort by winning 23 medals overall during the competition. To cap off those awards, there were 5 first place winners who will have an opportunity to compete on a national level in late June in Kansas City. The first place winners were:
Skills USA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives, working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. It helps each student excel. Skills USA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. It was formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).
In 2005, Automotive Systems Technology instructor, Hardin Kennedy organized and developed the Wilkes Community Skills USA Club. In 2006, Wilkes Community College was represented at the state and national competition in its first year of competing with 12 students from various engineering technology disciplines displaying their knowledge and skills. From 2005 to 2007, club membership at WCC has grown to approximately 150 students. This growth was evident at Greensboro this year with 27 students competing while 25 others observed and gained valuable knowledge from evaluating and benchmarking their statewide peers.
When the competition began this year with students showcasing their presentation, technical and leadership skills in various technology and trades sectors, the WCC students exerted a magnificent effort by winning 23 medals overall during the competition. To cap off those awards, there were 5 first place winners who will have an opportunity to compete on a national level in late June in Kansas City. The first place winners were:
- Architectural Technology: Joel Clonch
- Automotive Systems Technology: Luke Wells
- Building Construction Technology: Trevin Cooper
- Computer Engineering Technology: Brandon Underwood
- Building Construction Technology Teamworks: Jeff Safely, Ryan Cox, Nathan Moose, Nick Adams
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