Eighteen Texas High School students are now advancing to the SkillsUSA Texas State Leadership & Skills Competition given their Top Three placement and high scoring during the February 6-8 District competition in Waco, TX. SkillsUSA has 13 districts within the state. Texas High School is part of District 5 which is made up of 28 counties in the East Texas area.
Student winners by category include:
Building Trades
Building Maintenance – Jaylon Gamble (Gold Medal); Construction Materials Identification – Team of Luis Barbosa & Kirsten Tippin (Silver Medal). Coached by Rachelle Corrington.
Criminal Justice
Felony Traffic Stop – Team of Kullen Bookout & Ashleigh Hall (Bronze Medal). Coached by Michelle Shannon.
Culinary Arts
Aaron Clubine (Silver Medal). Coached by Cory House.
Early Childhood Education
Haleigh Hamilton (Gold Medal); Victoria Hernandez (Silver Medal). Coached by Maurice Oldham.
Leadership Job Exhibits
“Member Notebook” – Miriam Toure; “Photo Panel” – Johnathan Willis. Both Advancing. Coached by Amber Pipes.
Video Production
Broadcast News – Team of Hollan Borowitz, Emma Burns, Caleb Coleman & Remington Cook (Silver Medal); Television Video – Team of Kara Jeffries & Assad Malik (Gold Medal). Coached by Charles Aldridge & Clint Smith.
Video Production Job Exhibits
Remington Cook, Tylicia Crutchfield, Alexis Davis, Colton Minter. All Advancing. Coached by Charles Aldridge & Clint Smith.
The SkillsUSA Texas State Leadership & Skills State Competition will be on April 2-5 in Corpus Christie, TX.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It improves the quality of America’s skilled workshop through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training.
