The Northeast State Health Knowledge team recently earned a gold medal at the 2018 SkillsUSA national conference, the largest skill competition in the world.
The team consisted of Rachel Henson, Samantha Legg, Stephanie Roller and Taylor Shockley. Faculty member Jeff Coalson served as team advisor.
Left to right: Jeff Coalson (faculty advisor), Samantha Legg, Stephanie Roller, Rachel Henson and Taylor Shockley.
The team, which also won a gold medal at the state level, was tested on its collective knowledge of health occupations. The students were judged on speed and accuracy answering questions in nine categories including academic foundations, communication, systems, employability skills, legal responsibility, ethics, safety practices, teamwork and health maintenance.
Also, Northeast State students Alexander Wittman and Dominique Cross competed in computer science and collision repair, respectively. Wittman placed fourth in overall competition while Cross ranked 19th in her field.
More than 18,000 students, teachers, education leaders, and representatives from 600 national corporations, trade associations, businesses, and labor unions participated in the week-long event.
Founded in 1965 and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, the SkillsUSA serves more than 360,000-member students and instructors each year in middle schools, high schools and colleges.
The Northeast State Health Knowledge team recently earned a gold medal at the 2018 SkillsUSA national conference, the largest skill competition in the world.
The team consisted of Rachel Henson, Samantha Legg, Stephanie Roller and Taylor Shockley. Faculty member Jeff Coalson served as team advisor.
The team, which also won a gold medal at the state level, was tested on its collective knowledge of health occupations. The students were judged on speed and accuracy answering questions in nine categories including academic foundations, communication, systems, employability skills, legal responsibility, ethics, safety practices, teamwork and health maintenance.
Also, Northeast State students Alexander Wittman and Dominique Cross competed in computer science and collision repair, respectively. Wittman placed fourth in overall competition while Cross ranked 19th in her field.
More than 18,000 students, teachers, education leaders, and representatives from 600 national corporations, trade associations, businesses, and labor unions participated in the week-long event.
Founded in 1965 and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, the SkillsUSA serves more than 360,000-member students and instructors each year in middle schools, high schools and colleges.
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