NDSCS students excel at state SkillsUSA contest
by NDSCS News Posted on 4/26/2011
NDSCS students take first place in 10 state categories
Students from the North Dakota State College of Science won a number of awards at the 38th Annual North Dakota SkillsUSA State Skills and Leadership Conference held at Bismarck State College in early April.
NDSCS competed with over 650 contestants and took the top two positions in eight different categories and had 26 students place within the top three. 10 NDSCS students earned an invitation to compete in their respective national contests by achieving gold medals in skills and leadership competitions at the state level. They are qualified to compete at the 47th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo., on June 19-24.
The NDSCS students receiving gold, silver or bronze medals include:
North Dakota: Beulah: Stephanie Goetz: Culinary Arts - 2nd place
Cathay: Erienee Sjoquist: Culinary Arts - Honorable Mention
Dickinson: James Prouty: Motorcycle Service Technology - 1st place
Andrew Ulmer: Residential Wiring - 1st Place
Fargo: Sam Hawkins: Welding - 2nd Place; Kelly Olstad: Power Equipment Technology - 2nd Place
Grafton: Casey Johnson: Architectural Drafting - 1st place
Grand Forks: Keith Egstad: Collision Repair Technology - 1st place
Horace: Cody Mammenga: Automotive Service Technology - 2nd place
Mandan: Glenn Hennings: Precision Machining Technology - 1st Place
Mapleton: Duane O'Marro: Power Equipment Technology - 1st Place
New Salem: Ethan Karch: Automotive Refinishing Technology - 3rd place; Travis Lennie: Welding - 1st Place
Tower City: LaRissa Unger: Computer Maintenance Technology - 3rd place
Wyndmere: Cindy Frank: Culinary Arts - 3rd place; Matthew Griffin: Automotive Service Technology - 1st place
Minnesota Breckenridge: Joel Ellingson: Culinary Arts - 1st place
Ortonville: Jake Henrichs: Welding - 3rd place
Pelican Rapids: Bob Seifert: Precision Machining Technology - 2nd Place
Montana Forsyth: Sean Wanner: Plumbing - 2nd place
Glendive: Alex Palmer: Plumbing - 1st place
South Dakota Hermosa: Sal Sandoval: Diesel Equipment Technology - 3rd place
Peever: Josh Bucklin: Collision Repair Technology - 3rd place
Wyoming Gilette: Ethan Barthel: Residential Wiring - 2nd Place
Moorcroft: Seth Johnson: Residential Wiring - 3rd place
About SkillsUSA: SkillsUSA is a national organization serving more than 280,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health care. SkillsUSA formerly was known as the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA).