Wallace State hosts approximately 300 high school students during SkillsUSA Northeast District competition

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College recently hosted the SkillsUSA Northeast District finals for high school students at various campus departments.
Students competed in projects at Wallace State’s Automotive Service Technology, Cosmetology, Diesel Technology, Electronics Technology, Engineering Technology and Welding Departments. Carpentry and Cabinetmaking competitions were conducted at Wallace State’s Agricultural Production/Horticulture Department. Awards were presented to finalists at the James C. Bailey Center’s 12^th floor.
Approximately 300 individuals converged at Wallace State for the SkillsUSA event, the first district high school competition held within the past 20 years.
“We were very proud to host the first district event put together in quite some time. As is always the case with SkillsUSA, it allowed some of the top students in the state to showcase their skills and to prepare for the state competition. The turnout was fantastic and the competition was fierce,” said Jimmy Hodges, Wallace State’s Dean of Applied Technologies. “The Northeast District includes some of the largest community colleges in our state, but having it here gave students an opportunity to see Wallace State who may not have seen it otherwise. It was a great opportunity to showcase our campus.”
High schools participating in the finals were Anniston, Brewer, Arab, Austin, Gadsden City, Oxford, Pell City and Talladega. Participants also included students from the Blount County Career Center for Technology, Cleveland; Calhoun County Career Technology Center, Jacksonville; Cherokee County Career and Tech Center, Centre; Cleburne County Career Technology School, Heflin; Cullman Area Career Center, Cullman; DeKalb County Technology Center, Rainsville; Earnest Pruett Center of Technology, Hollywood; Eden Career Technology Center, Ashville; Etowah Career Technology Center, Attalla; Huntsville Center for Technology, Huntsville; Madison County Career Technology Center, Huntsville and Marshall Technical School, Guntersville and Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville.
The top four winners in each category advance to the state competition in April at Birmingham. The Northeast District winners were as follows:
Architectural Drafting
1^st place – Jonathan Harwell, Calhoun County Career Technical Center
2^nd place – Jimmy Turner, Etowah County Career Technical Center
3^rd place – Brian Reynolds, Cullman Area Career Center
4^th place – Zach Buckelew, Arab High School
Carpentry
1^st place – Jordan McSwain, Cullman Area Career Center
2^nd place – Tyler Mitchell, Etowah County Career Technical Center
3^rd place – Carly Stanford, Eden Career Tech Center
4^th place – Micah Turner, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Cabinetmaking
1^st place – Blake Dixon, Etowah County Career Technical Center
2^nd place – Dustin Crisp, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
3^rd place – Hayden Richards, Etowah County Career Technical Center
4^th place – Ethan Scott, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Cosmetology
1^st place – Savannah Willingham, DeKalb County Technology Center
2^nd place – Estela Perez, Cullman Area Career Center
3^rd place – Olivia Garret, DeKalb County Technology Center
4^th place – Ashely Cameron, Talladega High School
Electrical Construction Wiring
1^st place – Hubert Snead, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
2^nd place – Barry Powell, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
3^rd place – Mason Crawford, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
4^th place – Tryston Smith, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Electronics Technology
1^st place – Collin Duffy, Brewer High School
2^nd place – Gunter Chenoweth, Brewer High School
3^rd place – Starr Burt, Cherokee County Career & Tech Center
4^th place – Richey Bronson, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Industrial Motor Controls
1^st place – Logan Lozier, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
2^nd place – Trey Thompson, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
3^rd place – Jake Wilson, Etowah County Career Technical Center
4^th place – Zach Thompson, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
Related Technical Math
1^st place – Jarek Anderson, Calhoun County Career Technology Center
2^nd place – Chyene Evans, Etowah County Career Technical Center
3^rd place – Isaac Sims, Gadsden City High School
Technical Drafting
1^st place – Alex Jones, Huntsville Center of Technology
2^nd place – Hunter Furgerson, DeKalb County Technology Center
3^rd place – Tristan Culver, Earnest Pruett Center for Technology
4^th place – Austin Evans, DeKalb County Technology Center
Welding
1^st place – Colton Murdock, DeKalb County Technology Center
2^nd place – Dylan Reed, DeKalb County Technology Center
3^rd place – Jeremy Taylor, Earnest Pruett Center for Technology
4^th place – Blake Shankles, DeKalb County Technology Center
Automotive Service
1^st place – Dylan Carter, Cherokee County Career & Technology Center
2^nd place – Jacob Daughtory, Brewer High School
3^rd place – Elias Gonzales, Gadsden City High School
4^th place – Maxwell Chandler, Cullman Area Career Center
Diesel Equipment Technology
1^st place – Dalton Lowe, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
2^nd place – Will Dudley, Brewer High School
3^rd place – Austin Pace, Cullman Area Career Center
T-4^th place – Spencer Acrey, Cherokee County Career & Tech Center
T-4^th place – Matthew Kircus, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Action Skills
1^st place – Aaren Green, Etowah County Career Technical Center
American Spirit
1^st place – Team A, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Career Pathway Showcase
1^st place – Team A, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Community Service Project
1^st place – Team A, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Outstanding Chapter
1^st place – Presley Jackson, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Chapter Display
1^st place – Naven Smith and Jesus Gamez, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Class Project – Individual
1^st place – Heaven Humphries, Marshall Technical School
2^nd place – Jackson Reinhart, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Class Project – Team
1^st place – Team B, Cherokee County & Technology Center
2^nd place – Team D, Cherokee County & Technology Center
3^rd place – Team A, Cherokee County & Technology Center
4^th place – Team C, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Customer Service
1^st place – Abby Thrasher, Etowah County Career Technical Center
2^nd place – Andrew Shankles, DeKalb County Technology Center
Extemporaneous Speaking
1^st place – Shelby Savage, Pell City High School
2^nd place – Matthew Knopps, Pell City High School
3^rd place – Chandler Tankersley, Etowah County Career Technical Center
Job Information Manual
1^st place – Kaxandra Smith, Etowah Career Technical Center
Job Interview
1^st place – Shane Garner, Brewer High School
2^nd place – Jo Chasse, Arab High School
3^rd place – Layn Waites, Calhoun County Career Technology Center
4^th place – Adriana Adkins, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
Job Skill Demo A
1^st place – Danielle Garber, Austin High School
2^nd place – Lacy Fritner, Calhoun County Career Technology Center
3^rd place – Richard Barrett, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
4^th place – Bailey Matthews, DeKalb County Technology Center
Job Skill Demo Open
1^st place – Luis Franco, Marshall Technical School
2^nd place – Tanner Britt, DeKalb County Technology Center
3^rd place – Carly Garrison, Marshall Technical School
4^th place – Caleb Jones, Etowah Career Technical Center
Open & Closing Ceremonies
1^st place – Team A, Etowah Career Technical Center
Prepared Speech
1^st place – Brooklyn Whitten, Etowah Career Technology Center
2^nd place – Madison Thomas, Pell City High School
3^rd place – Samuel Boswell, Calhoun County Career Technology Center
Promotional Bulletin Board
1^st place – Megan Hoffmaster, Arab High School
2^nd place – Ashley Himmler, Pell City High School
3^rd place – Haylee Jones, Marshall Technical School
Quiz Bowl
1^st place – Team D, Etowah Career Technical Center
2^nd place – Team C, Etowah Career Technical Center
3^rd place – Team A, Cherokee County Career & Technical Center
Outstanding Career Technical Student Finalist
Sydney Black – Marshall Technical School
Ashley Smith – Etowah County Career Technical Center
Kalyin Pritchett – Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
Emily Frazier – Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
State Only – Pin Design
1^st place – Kaylin Pritchett, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
2^nd place – Emily Frazier, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
3^rd place – Amber Edgeworth, Oxford High School
4^th place – Chris Jarmon, Oxford High School
State Only – Program Cover
1^st place – Bella DeLain, Oxford High School
2^nd place – Ryleigh Clark, Oxford High School
3^rd place – Kaylin Pritchett, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
4^th place – Megan Huston, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
State Only – T-Shirt Design
1^st place – Zachary Knighton, Oxford High School
2^nd place – Megan Huston, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
3^rd place – Emily Frazier, Earnest Pruett Center of Technology
4^th place – Corey Waldon, Oxford High School
For more information about Wallace State, visit wallacestate.edu.

Pictures:
Gunter Chenoweth, a senior at Brewer High School, concentrates on completing a soldering project during the SkillsUSA Northeast District finals at Wallace State.
 
Helena Kirby, a junior at Walter Wellborn High School, focuses during the final minutes of a cosmetology competition during the SkillsUSA Northeast District finals held recently at Wallace State.
 
Yesenia Morales, a senior at Asbury High School, works on a mannequin during the SkillsUSA Northeast District finals at Wallace State.
 
Spencer Brown, a junior at Austin High School, diagnoses a problem in the Automotive Service Technology Department during the SkillsUSA contest.  
 
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