RATC dominates SkillsUSA competition at SKYCTC

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College and the Warren County Area Technology Center hosted this year’s Region 5 SkillsUSA competition on Friday, February 27, 2015.  Region 5 schools include Allen County Technology Center, Barren County Area Technology Center (ATC), Butler County ATC, Franklin-Simpson Vocational Center, Monroe County ATC, Russellville ATC, and the Warren County ATC.

Russellville ATC, which includes students from Logan County and Todd Central as well as Russellville high schools, dominated the competition. RATC won 13 events, well ahead of Barren County with eight and Warren County with six. Russellville placed in the top three an overwhelming 34 times. Allen County was second with 18 and Barren County third with six.

Melissa Herderhorst Jones leads the RATC team and is also regional SkillsUSA chair.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the organization, and the theme is “50 Years of Champions at Work.”

The events involved competitive activities in a variety of occupational skill and leadership areas.  Leadership skills being evaluated include public speaking, parliamentary procedure, safety, opening and closing ceremonies, and job interviewing. Occupational skills include the building trades, health occupations, automotive technology, electrical/electronics, and personal services. Other competitions are outstanding SkillsUSA chapter, community service, entrepreneurship and customer service.

SkillsUSA Kentucky is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives working together to ensure Kentucky has a skilled workforce.  The organization helps each student excel.  SkillsUSA Kentucky is a member of the SkillsUSA national organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled, and service occupations.

SkillsUSA Kentucky programs include local, regional, state and national competitions in which students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills.  At the annual state SkillsUSA Kentucky Leadership and Skills Championships, approximately 1,000 students compete in 99 occupational and leadership skill areas.

SkillsUSA programs also help to establish industry standards for job training in the lab and classroom and promote community service.  SkillsUSA is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and is cited as a “successful model of employer-driven youth development training program” by the U.S. Department of Labor and is an OSHA Alliance partner.

Winners at the local events will move on to state and national levels.  First, second and third place winners in the contest will receive a gold, silver, or bronze SkillsUSA medallion.

This year’s winners in the Region 5 SkillsUSA Competition were:

SkillsUSA 2015 Winners

Action Skills (AS)

1^st Place – Paul Hedge - Russellville ATC

Architectural Board Drafting (ABD)

1^st Place - Noah Kaiser - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Aidan Rice - Allen Co.

3^rd Place – Brandon Little - Allen Co.

Architectural Drafting - CAD (AD)

1^st Place - Dylan Harper - Allen Co.

2^nd Place – Zoe Brownfield - Barren Co.

3^rd Place – Devin Walters - Allen Co.

Automated Mfg Technology (MFG) Team

1^st Place – Braden Pedigo, Dylan Haynes, Darian Bautista - Barren Co.

Automotive Service Tech ( AST )

1^st Place – Jeffrey Lemons - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Dylan Farmer - Barren Co.

3^rd Place – Samson Anderson - Allen Co.

Automotive Service Tech 1 ( AST1 )

1^st Place – Britany King - Warren Co.

2^nd Place – Isaiah Coyt - Warren Co.

3^rd Place – Stephen Hoffman – Barren Co.

Cabinetmaking (CM)

1^st Place – Mason Jones - Monroe Co.

Carpentry ( C )

1^st Place - Cody Gravil - Warren Co.

2^nd Place - Lucas Upchurch - Warren Co.

3^rd Place - Devin Lee Gearlds - Monroe Co.

Carpentry 1 ( C1 )

1^st Place – Daniel Posers - Warren Co.

2^nd Place - Kai Andrew Khai - Warren Co.

CNC Milling Specialist (CNCM)

1^st – Seth Chapman - Barren Co

2^nd – Josh Wooten - Barren Co.

Computer Maint. Technology ( CMT )

1^st Place – Logan Boyd - Warren Co.

2^nd Place – Kevin Perea – Warren Co.

3^rd Place – Matthew Garner - Russellville ATC

Construction Tool Identification (CTI)

1^st Place – Daniel Powers – Warren Co.

2^nd Place – Jeramie Thompson – Russellville ATC

Customer Service (CUS)

1^st Place – Kaitlyn Foster- Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Aidan Rice - Allen Co.

Electric Construction Wiring (ECW)

1^st Place – Weston Riggs - Barren Co.

2^nd Place – Cole Wilkinson - Barren Co.

Electronics Technology (ET)

1^st Place – Tiston Keas - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Sebastian Rolett - Russellville ATC

Extemporaneous Speaking (ES)

1^st Place – Alex Melton - Franklin Simpson

2^nd Place – Grace Jones - Allen Co.

3^rd Place – McKinley Dieterlen - Allen Co.

Extemporneous Writing ( EW )

1^st Place – Lucas Harrison - Allen Co.

2^nd Place – Chyanne Funnell - Allen Co.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Cond. & Refrig (HVAC)

1^st Place – Eric Garrison - Barren Co.

2^nd Place – Zack Scott – Barren Co.

Industrial Motor Control (MOTR)

1^st Place – Makievyn Burgos - Russellville ATC

Job Interview (JI)

1^st Place - Devin Walters - Allen Co.

Job Skills Demo A (JSDA)

1^st Place – Austin Miller - Barren Co.

Job Skills Demo Open (JSDO)

1^st Place – Joaquin Galben - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Tristan Dill - Russellville ATC

Masonry (M)

1^st Place – Matt Lile - Franklin Simpson

2^nd Place – Logan Watkins - Franklin Simpson

Masonry I (M1)

1^st Place – Michael Herrington - Franklin Simpson

Pin Design (PIN)

1^st Place – Savannah Bell - Barren Co.

Pledge (PL)

1^st Place – Ralston Shipley - Allen Co.

Precision Machining Tech (PMT)

1^st Place - Jacob Holman - Barren Co.

2^nd Place – Wesley Hadden - Russellville ATC

3^rd Place – Chris Mayes - Russellville ATC

Promotional Bulletin Board (BB) Team #1 Member 1

1^st Place – Macey Young and Elizabeth Young - Franklin Simpson

Quiz Bowl (Quiz)

1^st Place – Madison Anderson, Noah Kaiser, Dillon Settle, Noah Stahl, Seth Bagby – Russellville ATC

Related Technical Math (RTM)

1^st Place - Michael Dylan Cardwell - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Dylan Harper - Allen Co.

3^rd Place – Cory Radcliff - Allen Co.

Skills Spelling (SS)

1^st Place – Paige Jones - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Maggie Sharp - Russellville ATC

3^rd Place – Tyler Kirkman - Russellville ATC

Talent Group (TG)

1^st Place – Paul Hedge and Tristan Dill - Russellville ATC

Technical Board Drafting ( TBD )

1^st Place - Travis Tarter - Barren Co.

2^nd Place – Ralston Shipley - Allen Co.

3^rd Place – Cory Radcliff - Allen Co.

Technical Drafting CAD ( TD )

1^st Place – Lucas Harrison - Allen Co.

2^nd Place – Garrett Cooper - Allen Co.

3^rd Place – Madison Anderson - Russellville ATC

Transportation Tool ID (TTI)

1^st Place – Clayton Harwood - Barren Co.

2^nd Place – Tyler Kirkman - Russellville ATC

Welding (W)

1^st Place – Chase Williamson - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Hunter Gloyd - Russellville ATC

3^rd Place – Zach Stradtner - Franklin Simpson

Welding 1 (W1)

1^st Place – Jacob Hildebrant - Warren Co.

2^nd Place – Nick Coleman - Russellville ATC

3^rd Place - Jacob Hadden - Warren Co.

Welding Fabrication (WF) Team

1^st Place – Cody Driver, Dakota Hyde, Chris Butt - Franklin Simpson

2^nd Place – Brennan Wilkinson, Will Steen, Austin Massey – Warren Co.

3^rd Place – Marshall Lewis, Corey Glass, Brandon Belk – Warren Co.

Welding Sculpture

1^st Place – Samantha Sturgill - Russellville ATC

2^nd Place – Jordan Spurgeon - Franklin Simpson

The contests are organized by and run through a partnership of industry, labor and education. More than 5,500 students from all states advance and compete in the national event.

SkillsUSA is the official U.S. representative to the WorldSkills Competition. For more information about SkillsUSA, go to http://skillsusa.org/.