PSC students advance to 2018 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference

More than 40 Pensacola State College students will compete in the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference set for April 29-May 2 in Pensacola.

The students who won in 24 categories placed in the Region 1 SkillsUSA Conference held Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 on the College’s Pensacola and Warrington campuses.  Overall, Pensacola State won 19 gold medals, 11 silver medals and four bronze medals at the Region 1 competition.

Pensacola State is hosting this year’s SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference as well as the 2019 and 2020 competitions. The SkillsUSA competitions are based on leadership, service and technical fields ranging from cybersecurity to health occupations to HVACR.

Pensacola State students who placed in their categories include:

Barbering

Second place: Saed Ghboun

Cabinetmaking

First place: Shane Poppe

Second place: Margaret Ries

Carpentry

First place: Jason Whitson

Second place: Roger Wilson

Third place: Antwaine Richardson

Commercial Baking

First place: Sierra Farrell

Second place: Hannah Chase

Cosmetology

Second place: Christen Ashe

Crime Scene Investigation

First place: Team A ─ Rei Richards, Carol Williams, Erica Quezada

Culinary Arts

First place: Naomi Nichols

Third place: Delmarsha Montgomery

Culinary Quiz Bowl

First place: Team A ─ Tina Longwell, Kelli Cunningham, Larry Ball, William Porter, Ellen Peppler

Customer Service

First place: Katharine Schweitzer

Esthetics

First place: Team B – Jacquelyn Rohde, Domonique Hewston

Hair Weave

Second place: Taylor Bradford

HVAC/R

Second place: Brett Barnes

Job Interview

First place: Emily Adams

Job Skill Demonstration A

First place: Richard Poff

Second place: Heather Starr

Job Skill Demonstration Open

First place: Kristy Lopez, Model: Hayes Rousan

Second place: Kevin Lagaspi

Medical Assisting

First place: Billie Morris

Nail Care

First place: Team A ─ Latiffia Bryant, Model: Megan Kirchgessner

Occupational Health and Safety – Multiple

First place: Team A – Kristine Kaibigan, Daniel Kipp, Anna Fischer

Photography

First place: Elisabeth Carver

Second place: Lucas LaMontagne

Third place: Sumaya Krichi

Restaurant Service

First place: Taylor Lowman

Wedding Cake Design

First place: Team A – Isis Parker, Jordan Gibbs

Welding Fabrication

First place: Team E – David Brown, Raymond Edwards, Matthew Carlson

Welding Sculpture

Second place: Mike Tinsley

Third place: Addison Hendricks

Career Pathways/Tech Prep – Law, Public Safety and Security

First place: Team A – Andrea Jorgensen, Megan Bonner, Amy Henehan