{"id":15533,"date":"2015-03-31T09:59:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T13:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=15533"},"modified":"2015-03-31T09:59:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T13:59:24","slug":"carr-wins-district-45-skillsusa-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=15533","title":{"rendered":"Carr wins District 4\/5 SkillsUSA title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Allison Carr won first place in the district four and five automotive service competition held at Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School. She will advance to compete in the state SkillsUSA Leadership Competition in April.<\/p><\/div>\n

DOWNINGTOWN \u2014 Forty-eight Technical College High School (TCHS) students were awarded medals in the district four and five SkillsUSA competitions held at Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School on January 19 and TCHS Brandwine Campus on February 14.<\/p>\n

Students gathered to demonstrate their skills in one of 40 technical and leadership categories such as firefighting, customer service, esthetics, medical terminology and First Aid\/CPR. The first place winners in each of the leadership and skill competitive events will advance to the State Leadership Conference in Hershey in April.<\/p>\n

TCHS Pennock\u2019s Bridge Automotive Service Technology student Allison Carr won first place in the district four and five automotive service competition. The competition tested Carr\u2019s skills in her technical field with tasks ranging from headlights to brakes to Pennsylvania automotive standards. Judged by industry experts in the field, Carr had to answer questions, create a flyer for an auto body shop, identify different auto parts and use diagnostic tools to determine why a check engine light appeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very nervous,\u201d she said about the competition. \u201cI get nervous under pressure and I was shocked when I won.\u201d Carr is a senior and plans to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology to major in Business and Automotive Technology Management. Someday she would like to own an auto shop or go into management.<\/p>\n

Although thrilled to have won first place and advance to the state contest, what Carr enjoyed the most was the atmosphere of the contest. \u201cEven though I was competing with people from other schools we all sat together on the bus,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was great to talk to them and meet with people I got to know from previous years.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More than 400 students from 20 regional career and technical education schools competed at the district four and five competition held at TCHS Brandywine. \u201cSkillsUSA provides educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education,\u201d said TCHS Brandywine principal Seth Schram.<\/p><\/div>\n

It is the camaraderie among the students from different schools that stands out. TCHS Brandywine Campus hosted the district four and five competition for 400 students in twenty different career and technical schools from as far away as Cumberland and Adams Counties. As students awaited their competition, they talked and supported each other, posed for pictures with students from other schools and discussed their plans for the future.<\/p>\n

The student competitors have plans \u2013 big plans \u2013 for their future. Hannah Guth, a junior in the Allied Health program at Adams County Tech Prep, is currently looking at different colleges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not 100 percent sure what I want to major in,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I know I want to work in the medical field and work in some way with kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan Bartman from the Berks Career Technology Center East Campus, is planning to go straight into the workforce. As asenior in the auto collision program, he gained a lot of experience at his school and feels prepared to begin his career.\u00a0 Other students are planning to major in math education, occupational therapy, own their own businesses (such as a cupcakery!) and enter the armed services.<\/p>\n

Like attending a career and technical education program, participation in SkillsUSA helps prepare students for their future careers. \u201cParticipation in SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens,\u201d said Jim Brunken, a TCHS Pennock\u2019s Bridge instructor and SkillsUSA advisor. \u201cSkillsUSA improves the quality\u00a0of America\u2019s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the ways SkillsUSA empowers students is allowing them to practice the skills they will need in the future and try new things. Reading-Muhlenberg Career & Technology Center sophomore Megan Skipper competed in the firefighting skill competition. While she plans to become a teacher, she is currently a junior firefighter. In her skills competition, Skipper competed against five others, including her brother. She had to demonstrate how to properly put on protective gear and the breathing apparatus and how to move ladders, hose and ropes. \u201cI was worried about messing up and forgetting everything,\u201d she said. \u201cThe ladder challenge was stressful, because I\u2019m a girl and I don\u2019t have as much upper body strength, but I got through.\u201d Not only did she get through, she won second place in the category, beating her brother.<\/p>\n

While Skipper\u2019s contest helped her build confidence and knowledge, Logan Nelson from Adams County Tech Prep connected his category to his future career. \u201cI competed in extemporaneous public speaking. The topic this year was dignity and work and how you incorporate that into your life,\u201d he said. \u201cI talked about how this is important for a police officer.\u201d Nelson plans to either attend college and major in criminal justice or attend the Baltimore County Police Cadet program. Courtney Leschner, another college bound student, spent time in her biology class preparing for the medical terminology category. \u201cIt will help me when I attend Penn State next year for a BSN degree.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, SkillsUSA is about teaching practical and transferrable skills to ensure that America has a skilled workforce. For TCHS students and other district four and five participants, SkillsUSA is also about developing friendships, networks of support and preparing for their future.<\/p>\n

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Technical College High School District 4\/5 Winners<\/b>:<\/p>\n

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TCHS Brandywine<\/i><\/p>\n

First Place (advancing to state competition)<\/b><\/p>\n

Advertising Design – Megan Kowalski<\/p>\n

Collision Repair – Carlos Cruz Figueroa<\/p>\n

Commercial Baking – Emily Heitzman<\/p>\n

Electrical Construction Wiring – Sean Curran<\/p>\n

Esthetics – Summer Christman<\/p>\n

First Aid\/ CPR – \u00a0Cirrito<\/p>\n

Internetworking – Scott Conrad<\/p>\n

Job Skills Demo A – Paige Krahling<\/p>\n

Motorcycle Technology – James Marx<\/p>\n

Power Equipment Technology – Kyle Davenport<\/p>\n

Prepared Speech – Jessica Garrison<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Second Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Auto Service Specialization – Donald McCue<\/p>\n

Cabinetmaking – Matthew Burstyn<\/p>\n

Customer Service – Stephen Salach<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education – Rachel Lawrence<\/p>\n

Electronics Technology – Nathan Gemmell<\/p>\n

Prepared Speech – Gianna Maio<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Third Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Auto Service Specialization – Donald McCue<\/p>\n

Cabinetmaking – Matthew Burstyn<\/p>\n

Customer Service – Stephen Salach<\/p>\n

Early Childhood Education – Rachel Lawrence<\/p>\n

Electronics Technology – Nathan Gemmell<\/p>\n

Prepared Speech – Gianna Maio<\/p>\n

Action Skills – Kaitlyn McElroy<\/p>\n

Customer Service – Mabel Keppeh<\/p>\n

Extemporaneous Speaking – Shane Malcolm<\/p>\n

Job Skills Demo A – Veronica Alvarez<\/p>\n

Job Skills Demo O – Kylie Monko<\/p>\n

Related Technical Math – Joe Delphais<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

TCHS Pennock\u2019s Bridge<\/i><\/p>\n

First Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Automotive Specialization – Allison Carr<\/p>\n

Customer Service – Ronnie Williams<\/p>\n

HVAC – Gilberto Correa<\/p>\n

Pre-School Teaching Assistant – Phaedra Swisher<\/p>\n

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Second Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Automotive Technology – Matt Gardner ($3000.00 Scholarship ATC)<\/p>\n

Collision Repair – Joel Ruiz Ibarra<\/p>\n

Cosmetology\u00a0– Victoria Casteneda<\/p>\n

Job Demonstration Open – \u00a0Erika Maule, Veterinary Science<\/p>\n

Nurse Assisting – Jaycee Dagney<\/p>\n

Power Equipment Technology – Ben Berdouley<\/p>\n

Related Technical Math – Justin Hoffman<\/p>\n

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Third Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Automotive Refinishing – 3rd, Miguel Cortez<\/p>\n

Computer Web Design – 3rd, Chris Grillo and Trevor Phaneuf<\/p>\n

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TCHS Pickering<\/i><\/p>\n

First Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Automotive Refinishing \u2013 Emmanuel Lopez<\/p>\n

Automotive Technology – Jake Hultz<\/p>\n

Cosmetology – Nicolas Sacco<\/p>\n

Electronics Technology – Angela Villalva<\/p>\n

Information Technology Services – Tim Brunner<\/p>\n

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Medical Terminology – Tony Evans<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Second Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Advertising Design \u2013 Gilardo Perez<\/p>\n

Criminal Justice \u2013 Hunter Vigil<\/p>\n

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Third Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Job Interview \u2013 Courtney Payne<\/p>\n

Medical Math \u2013 Ambre Fenton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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