2005 SkillsUSA Championship Winners

SkillsUSA State Championships

The 2005 Maryland championships involved students in 60 different trade, technical, health - occupations, and leadership areas competed. competitions. The SkillsUSA Championships showcase the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels. The goals of the championships are to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance, and to keep training relevant to employer's needs.

State Winners

• 1st Place, Dental Assisting, Lacy McDaniel
• 1st  Place, Internetworking (Post Secondary), Katherine Straub
• 1st  Place, Job Interview, Ashley Gardner
• 1st  Place, Residential Wiring, Nicholas Browning
• 1st  Place, Sheet Metal, John Wenger
• 2nd  Place, Dental Assisting, Kristine Brady
• 2nd  Place, Industrial Motor Control, Jake Young
• 2nd  Place, Residential Wiring, Geoffrey Basil
• 3rd  Place, Basic Health Care Skills, Sarah Griffith
• 3rd  Place, Dental Assisting, Ashley King
• 3rd  Place, Technical Drafting, Samantha Ritts
• National Voting Delegate Alternate, Ashley Gardner

Centers of Applied Technology Dominate Region III SkillsUSA Competitions

Students from the Centers of Applied Technology won a total of 53 medals out of a possible 60 in the SkillsUSA regional competitions held this past Saturday. These students will compete in the SkillsUSA state competitions next month.

Students at CAT-North won a total of 30 medals, including 10 gold, 10 silver, and 10 bronze; students at CAT-South earned a total of 23 medals including 8 gold,
9 silver, and 6 bronze.

Medals were won in Architectural Drafting, Automotive Service Technology, Basic Health Care, Cake Decorating, Carpentry, Collision Repair Technology, Commercial Baking, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Food & Beverage Service, HVAC, Industrial Motor Control, Internetworking, Masonry, Nail Care Technology, Nursing Assisting, Residential Wiring, Technical Drafting and Welding.

First place winners in the state competition will qualify to participate in the National SkillsUSA Competition held in Kansas City during the summer.

• 2nd Place, Architectural Drafting, Katherine Borchelt
• 1st Place, Automotive Service Technology, Ken Misal
• 2nd Place, Automotive Service Technology, Matt Fentress
• 3rd Place, Automotive Service Technology, Robert Wilde
• 1st Place, Basic Health Care, Katherine Pavel
• 2nd Place, Basic Health Care, Sarah Griffith
• 2nd Place, Carpentry, Randall Stark
• 3rd Place, Collision Repair Technology, Adam Jones
• 2nd Place, Cosmetology, Roxanne Thomas
• 1st Place, Dental Assisting, Kristine Brady
• 2nd Place, Dental Assisting, Lacy McDaniel
• 3rd Place, Dental Assisting, Ashley King
• 1st Place, HVAC, Kyle Cannatella
• 2nd Place, HVAC, John Keil Walsh
• 1st Place, Industrial Motor Control, Jake Young
• 3rd Place, Industrial Motor Control, Eric Harvey
• 1st Place, Internetworking, Andrew Klejnot
• 1st Place, Nail Care Technology, Helen Grzybowski
• 3rd Place, Nail Care Technology, Shannon Ressler
• 1st Place, Nursing Assisting, Tiffany Lewis
• 2nd Place, Nursing Assisting, Megan Smith
• 1st Place, Residential Wiring, Nicholas Browning
• 2nd Place, Residential Wiring, Geoffrey Basil
• 2nd Place, Technical Drafting, Mark Jocus
• 3rd Place, Technical Drafting, Samantha Ritts
• 3rd Place, Welding, Sidney LaPorte