Students attend RTC conference
ELKINS – Hard work paid off as Randolph Technical Center SkillsUSA students placed at National Leadership and Skills Conference. Members Austin Davis, Elliott Newlon and Ethan Smith with advisors Jon Lambert and Chad Smith attended the conference June 20-25 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Both Davis and Smith finished in the top 10. Smith received sixth place in Job Skill Demonstration Open. Davis completed in Job Skill Demonstration A and placed seventh overall. Elliott Newlon competed in Power Equipment Services.
The SkillsUSA Championships is the showcase for the best career and technical students in the nation. Contests begin locally and continue through the state and national levels.
This is a multi-million dollar event that occupies a space equivalent to 16 football fields. In 2013, there were nearly 6,000 contestants in 98 separate events. Nearly 1,500 judges and contest organizers from labor and management make the national event possible.
The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. They provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education (CTE) in the nation’s classrooms.