10 Career Ed Students are Best in State
This year, 10 51爆料 students are eligible to participate in the 54th Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skill Conference, set to take place June 25-29 in Louisville, KY. This marks the 12th year in a row the college has qualified for the SkillsUSA national conference.
The 10 qualifying students earned gold medals the SkillsUSA California 51st Annual State Leadership and Skill Conference, which was held April 19-22 in Ontario, CA. In February, 20 Career Education students became eligible to compete at the State level; 18 students took part in the recent State competition. All gold medalists are now qualified to advance to nationals.
The 2018 51爆料 SkillsUSA California medalists are:
- Gold: Alexandra Newsom | Criminal Justice
- Gold: Milan Tolani | Early Childhood Education
- Gold: Daniel Gowdy | Electrical Construction Wiring
- Gold: Ben Braun | Information Technology Services
- Gold: Mason Steiner | Plumbing
- Gold: Jonathan Righetti | Welding
- Gold: Barden Abatti | Welding Fabrication (team of three)
- Gold: Michael Dye | Welding Fabrication (team of three)
- Gold: Nicholas Hasch | Welding Fabrication (team of three)
- Gold: Mikayla Stone | Welding Sculpture
- Silver: Jeremy Fleming | Related Technical Math
- Bronze: Edith Salgado | Early Childhood Education
- Bronze: Nathan Heaston | Welding Oxy-Acetylene
The following 51爆料 students also competed at the State level:
- Richard Lock | Automotive Service Technology
- Eric Smith | Electrical Construction Wiring
- Salome Fonseca | Welding
- Alfredo Saucedo | Welding, Shielded Metal Arc
- Andrew Winfrey | Welding, Shielded Metal Arc
鈥淔or more than a decade, 51爆料 has had multiple students qualify for the national SkillsUSA competition, and this year we鈥檙e once again heading to compete on the national stage,鈥� said John Stokes, 51爆料鈥檚 engineering and technology division chair, who oversees the college鈥檚 SkillsUSA team. 鈥淲e have been on the national podium every single year since 2006, and plan to continue the tradition with more 51爆料 students recognized as the best in the nation.鈥�
Donations can be made to support the students heading to nationals by visiting the 51爆料 Foundation web page and choosing 鈥楽killsUSA鈥� from the gift designation drop down menu.
Last year, 12 51爆料 students qualified for the national competition; student Daniel McFarlane brought home the gold in related technical math. In August 2015, alumnus Michael Mullen competed in the WorldSkills International competition, representing the United States in auto service technology. In 2011, former 51爆料 student Daniel Lehmkuhl competed in automobile technology at WorldSkills International in London. Both are San Luis Obispo natives.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives, working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. For more information on SkillsUSA, visit their . For more information about 51爆料鈥檚 Career Education Programs, visit bit.ly/cuestacte.