Pittsylvania Career & Technical Center SkillsUSA District III Championships Pittsylvania Career and Technical Center students were recently involved in the District SkillsUSA Conference and Skills Championships held at Danville Community College, Pittsylvania Career & Technical Center, Franklin County High School and Amherst High School. These events involved approximately 50 leadership and skill competitions with approximately 250 students representing District III SkillsUSA schools. SkillsUSA provides quality educational experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds and reinforces selfconfidence, work attitudes and communications skills. It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education and pride in the dignity of work. Eighty (80) PCTC students competed in Disctrict III SkillsUSA and Leadership and Skills competitions. Sixty(60) students from PCTC placed in the top three medals at the District III SkillsUSA competitions. Twenty-four (24) students placed 1 st or qualified to compete in the SkillsUSA state contests to be held April 21-22, 2012 in Hampton, VA. 23 - First Place Gold Medals 18 Second Place Silver Medals 19 Third Place Bronze Medals Pittsylvania County Schools congratulates all the Career and Technical students who participated in the SkillsUSA District III competition. The 2012 Virginia SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference and Skills Olympics will be held April 20-12, 2012 in Hampton, VA. PCTC students who placed 1 st are eligible to compete at the state competition.
District III SkillsUSA Leadership & Skills Competiton Danville, VA February 12, 2012 Action Skills 1 st Place Cory Hagler Automotive Refinishing Technology 2 nd Place Nicholas Reynolds, 3 rd Place-Kevin Milam Automotive Service Technology 2 nd Place Seth Church Bricklayer 1 st Place Joshua Graham, 2 nd Place Austin Milam Carpentry 1 st Place Montana Hagood Club Scrapbook (Multiple Section) 1 st Place (Team) Esther Cruz-Herrera, Olivia McFaden and Taylor Hancock Collision Repair Technology 2 nd Place Zachary Lewis Computer Maintenance Technology 2 nd Place Dillon Turner Criminal Justice 1 st Place Joshua Austin, 3 rd Place Andrew Eanes Culinary Arts 1 st Place Stacy Jackson, 2 nd Place Tamera Harris, 3 rd Place Ashley Hubbard EMT 2 nd Place (Team) Cassie Wade and Megan Cook Employment Application Process 1 st Place Benjamin Meeks Essay 1 st Place Shacolby Ferguson, 3 rd Place Paige Mayhew First Aid/CPR 2 nd Place Andrea Rippert, 3 rd Place - Matthew Grubbs, HVAC-R 1 st Place John Stallings Industrial Motor Controls 1 st Place Tyler Haskins, 2 nd Place Blake Stallings, 3 rd Place Tie Corey Matherly and Joshua Shelton Job Interview - 1 st Place Magen Adams, 2 nd Place Marquitta Jackson Job Skills Demonstration A 1 st Place Stephanie Gibbs, 2 nd Place Nathan East Job Skills Demonstration Open - 1 st Place Kelley Dalton Masonry 1 st Place Dylan Smoot
Nail Care Technology 3 rd Place - Amber Barker and Christina Moon (model) Occupational Display 1 st Place Shacoya Trotter, Mackenzie Alderson, Brittney Messina and Mekayla Harris; 2 nd Place Wayne Fitzgerald and Taylor Cassada Occupational Scrapbook - 2 nd Place (Team) Jenna Spears, Michela Tuck and Kimberly Dalton Poster 1 st Place Christina Moon, 2 nd Place Julia Owens Sheet Metal 1 st Place Tyler Slaughter, 2 nd Place Billy Chavis, 3 rd Place Aaron Venable Team Works 3 rd Place Tie (Team of Joel King, Chase Stallings, Jesse Dalton Jr. and Zachary Mills) (Team of Matthew Norcutt, James Rosson, Dylan Lecik and Cory Dunn) Welding 3 rd Place Brandon Walker
PCTC AM District III 1 st Place Gold Medalist (Front L-R) Brittney Messina Occupational Display, MacKenzie Alderson Occupational Display, Micaela Carroll Fantasy Manikin, Stephanie Gibbs Job Skills Demo A and Magen Adams Job Interview ; (Back Row L-R) John Stallings HVAC-R, Shacoya Trotter Occupational Display, Tyler Slaughter Sheet Metal, MeKayla Harris Occupational Display, Dylan Smoot - Masonry, Ester Cruz Club Scrapbook Multiple, Taylor Hancock Club Scrapbook Multiple and Olivia McFaden Club Scrapbook Multiple. (Not pictured - Tyler Haskins Industrial Motor Control)
PCTC AM District III 2 nd Place Silver Medalists (Front L-R) Megan Cook - EMT, Cassie Wade - EMT, Andrea Rippert First Aid/CPR, Marquitta Jackson Job Interview and Julia Ownes - Poster; (Back L-R) Nicholas Reynolds Auto Finish Technology, Nathan East Job Skills Demo A, Blake Stallings Industrial Motor Control and Austin Milam - Bricklayer.
PCTC AM District III 3 rd Place Bronze Medalist: (Front L-R) Corey Matherly Industrial Motor Control, Zach Lewis Collision Repair Technology, Ashley Hubbard Culinary Arts, Paige Mayhew - Essay and Josh Shelton Industrial Motor Control; (Back Row (L-R) Jesse Dalton Jr.- Teamworks, Dylan Lecik - Teamworks, Matthew Grubbs First Aid/CPR and Andrew Eanes Criminal Justice.
PCTC PM District III 1 st Place Gold Medalist: (L-R) Joshua Graham - Bricklayer, Montana Hagood - Carpentry, Joshua Austin Criminal Justice, Kelley Dalton Job Skills Demonstration OPEN and Cory Hagler Action Skills. (Not pictured Benjamin Meeks Employment Application Process, Christina Moon Poster, Shacolby Ferguson Essay and Stacy Jackson Culinary Arts
PCTC PM District III 2 nd Place Silver Medalist: (L-R) Seth Church Auto Service Technology, Tamera Harris Culinary Arts, Wayne Fitzgerald Occupational Display, Jenna Spears Occupational Scrapbook, Taylor Cassada Occupational Display, Michela Tuck Occupational Display and Dillon Turner Computer Maintenance Technology. (Not pictured Kimberly Dalton Occupational Scrapbook and Billy Chavez HVACR)
PCTC PM District III 3 rd Place Bronze Medalist: (Front) Amber Barker Nail Care Technology (Back L- R) James Yost - HVACR, Joel King - Teamworks, Matthew Norcutt - Teamworks, James Rosson Teamworks and Chase Stallings - Teamworks. (Not pictured Brandon Walker - Welding, Cory Dunn Teamworks and Zachary Mills - Teamworks)
Sam Rash SkillsUSA District III President called the SkillsUSA Awards Ceremony to order at Danville Community College.
Bricklaying Champion Josh Graham puts the finishing touches on his project during the SkillsUSA competition.
Occupational Display SkillsUSA Champions (L-R) MacKenzie Alderson, Shacoya Trotter, Brittany Messina and KcKayla Harris show their talents in putting together their Mardi Gras Occupational Display Theme.
Fantasy Manikin Champion Micacla Carroll displays her artistic talents in putting together her fantasy butterfly manikin.
Culinary Arts Champions Stacy Jackson 1 st, Tamera Harris 2 nd and Ashley Hubbard 3 rd display their culinary creations at the District III SkillsUSA competition.
Carpentry Champion Montana Hagood works on his District III SkillUSA carpentry competition.
Job Skills Demonstration Open Champion Kelley Dalton takes the stage and is presented her Gold Medal at the SkillsUSA Awards Ceremony.
Action Skills Champion Cory Hagler is presented the Gold medal at the Awards Ceremony at Danville Community College.