SKILLSUSA Minnesota State Championships

On March 31^st through April 2^nd, 2017 students from the Stillwater Area Transition Program (STP) and Stillwater Area High School attended the Minnesota State SkillsUSA Championships and Leadership Conference. While there, they competed in a variety of competitions ranging from Opening and Closing Ceremony to Employment Application Process and Welding Sculpture.  Laurie McKenzie and I have the privilege to announce that Stillwater Area School’s students had a very successful showing.  Stillwater students walked away with a combined 16 medals with 10 students qualifying for the National Championships scheduled for June in Louisville, KY. 

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. The organization provides educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education (CTE) in the nation’s classrooms.  Stillwater Area Transition Program has been actively involved with SkillsUSA for five years and has been an official chartered member for the last two.  Students from the Transition Program have been elected to statewide office for each of the last four years, and enthusiasm for this student organization continues to thrive.

Specific results from the competition are as follows:

Victoria Vogel (SAHS) – Gold Medal in Employment Application Process

Lizzy Backlund (STP) – Gold Medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony

Nikolay Getchell (STP) - Gold Medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony

Casey Engebretson (STP) - Gold Medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony

Rachel Tangen (STP) - Gold Medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony

Paris Raleigh (STP) - Gold Medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony

Alec Harris (STP) - Gold Medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony

Allison Kazmierczak (STP) - Gold Medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony

Charlie Bristow (STP) – Silver Medal in Employment Application Process

David Edwards (STP) – Bronze Medal in Employment Application Process

Jonathan McCloud (STP) – Gold Medal in Action Skills (replacing RAM in Laptop)

Lizzi O’Malley (STP) – Silver Medal in Action Skills (preparing vegetables for stir-fry)

Allison Kazmierczak (STP) – Bronze Medal in Action Skills (Dog Grooming)

Paris Raleigh (STP) – Gold Medal in Promotional Bulletin Board

Alec Harris (STP) – Gold Medal in Promotional Bulletin Board

David Edwards (STP) – Gold Medal in Promotional Bulletin Board

Students in bold have qualified for the National Championships June 19^th – 23^rd which take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.

By Michael Albers Supervisor For Stillwater SKILLSUSA Chapter