Northeast State students delivered gold, silver, and bronze medal winning performances at the Skills USA State Leadership and Skills Conference held earlier this month.
Northeast State students brought home 12 medals – including five gold medals – at the conference held April 14-17 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga. Thirty Northeast State students competed in 15 academic categories at the conference. The College celebrated the winners during finals week on April 29.
“We are tremendously proud of you and what you represent to Northeast State,” Northeast State President Jeff McCord told the students.
Northeast State students winning medals at the 2024 SkillsUSA State Conference are listed below.
GOLD medal winners:
Trevor Eller – Technical Drafting
Dow Cox – Computer Programming
Jennifer Farmer – Job Skill Demo A
Mason Ramsey – Cyber Security
Ethan Fink – Cyber Security
SILVER medal winners:
Oliver Leyva – Job Skill Demo A
Cody Vines – Architectural Design
Sadayaa Smith – Internetworking
BRONZE medal winners:
Noah Edwards – Plumbing
Titus Stovall – Electrical Construction Wiring
Neal Fleck – Internetworking
Zachary Johnson – Computer Programming
The competitions of the SkillsUSA Championships are created and judged by industry to ensure that students are learning the real-world skills employers demand from entry-level professionals. The competitions represent some of the most highly skilled, in-demand skilled trade areas in the nation. View a gallery of the medal winners at this link: https://www.northeaststatephotos.com/SkillsUSA-2024-State-Medal-Winners.
Northeast State’s SkillsUSA chapter was established in 2018 by then instructor and current dean of the Technologies Division, Nichole Manz-Young. The chapter has recorded great success in state and national competitions over the past three years. Coordinator of Technologies, Ray Acker, noted this year’s competition marked the largest number of Northeast State students to compete at the SkillsUSA state conference.
Students are evaluated at the competition by three judges. Farmer posted a perfect score in the Job Skill Demo A category. That category requires students to create a professional project based on their academic major.
“I saw a lot of smiles and I saw a lot of leadership; that is what SkillsUSA is all about,” said Acker told the students. “You all have made connections that will last a lifetime.”
Founded in Tennessee and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, SkillsUSA is a nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry that ensures America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive. The association will serve more than 400,000 member students and instructors with the addition of the 13 community college chapters.
Northeast State students delivered gold, silver, and bronze medal winning performances at the Skills USA State Leadership and Skills Conference held earlier this month.
Northeast State students brought home 12 medals – including five gold medals – at the conference held April 14-17 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga. Thirty Northeast State students competed in 15 academic categories at the conference. The College celebrated the winners during finals week on April 29.
“We are tremendously proud of you and what you represent to Northeast State,” Northeast State President Jeff McCord told the students.
Northeast State students winning medals at the 2024 SkillsUSA State Conference are listed below.
GOLD medal winners:
Trevor Eller – Technical Drafting
Dow Cox – Computer Programming
Jennifer Farmer – Job Skill Demo A
Mason Ramsey – Cyber Security
Ethan Fink – Cyber Security
SILVER medal winners:
Oliver Leyva – Job Skill Demo A
Cody Vines – Architectural Design
Sadayaa Smith – Internetworking
BRONZE medal winners:
Noah Edwards – Plumbing
Titus Stovall – Electrical Construction Wiring
Neal Fleck – Internetworking
Zachary Johnson – Computer Programming
The competitions of the SkillsUSA Championships are created and judged by industry to ensure that students are learning the real-world skills employers demand from entry-level professionals. The competitions represent some of the most highly skilled, in-demand skilled trade areas in the nation. View a gallery of the medal winners at this link: https://www.northeaststatephotos.com/SkillsUSA-2024-State-Medal-Winners.
Northeast State’s SkillsUSA chapter was established in 2018 by then instructor and current dean of the Technologies Division, Nichole Manz-Young. The chapter has recorded great success in state and national competitions over the past three years. Coordinator of Technologies, Ray Acker, noted this year’s competition marked the largest number of Northeast State students to compete at the SkillsUSA state conference.
Students are evaluated at the competition by three judges. Farmer posted a perfect score in the Job Skill Demo A category. That category requires students to create a professional project based on their academic major.
“I saw a lot of smiles and I saw a lot of leadership; that is what SkillsUSA is all about,” said Acker told the students. “You all have made connections that will last a lifetime.”
Founded in Tennessee and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, SkillsUSA is a nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry that ensures America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive. The association will serve more than 400,000 member students and instructors with the addition of the 13 community college chapters.
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