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4 Northeast State students advance to SkillsUSA National Conference

A picture of (left to right) Macon Barden, Connor Ford, Justin Cornett, and Mayce Wood, who each won gold in their respective competitions at the 2023 SkillsUSA state conference.

Four Northeast State competitors earned gold medals at the 2023 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Chattanooga, securing their spots at the national competition June 19-23 in Atlanta.

In all, 11 Northeast State students placed at the state-level competition April 16-19. Winners are listed below.

Gold-level awards
Architectural Drafting — Macon Barden
Computer Programming — Justin Cornett
Job Skill Demonstration A — Mayce Wood
Technical Drafting — Connor Ford

Silver-level awards
Electrical Construction Wiring — Noah Maxwell
Welding Fabrication — Caleb Bradburn
Welding Fabrication — Asa Lewis
Welding Fabrication — Steven Green

Bronze-level awards
Additive Manufacturing — Cody Vines
Additive Manufacturing — Trevor Eller
Job Skill Demonstration Open — Katherine Cannon

All gold winners will advance to compete on a national level, according to Technologies Division Coordinator Ray Acker.

Macon Barden and Mayce Wood, both gold medalists in the 2022 SkillsUSA State Conference, returned to win first place in their respective competitions for a second year in a row.

SkillsUSA competitions involve various technical education trades such as electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining and medical assisting.

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