April 18, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thirteen students from Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) brought home medals from the annual SkillsUSA Maryland State Championship held on April 15-16, 2016. Thirty-six CCPS students competed in twenty events held at venues around the state that provide authentic settings for the competition.
SkillsUSA is a leadership organization that provides students in various career and technology education programs with opportunities to demonstrate their skills and knowledge through competitions in their chosen field.
Many of the SkillsUSA competitors attend programs based at the Career and Technology Academy (CTA) in Prince Frederick, and the criminal justice program is taught in CCPS comprehensive high schools. Mark Wilding, principal of CTA, said, “Our students represented CCPS very well. They all worked very hard and demonstrated a great deal of dedication and perseverance. The students, their parents and especially their teachers should be very proud.”
The award-winning students are:
John Threlfall – Fire Fighting, Bronze
Austin Garner – Technical Drafting, Silver
Leann Fung – Job Interview, Silver
Caitlyn Lynch (Model Shelby Brubaker) – Esthetics, Silver
Annmarie Norfolk – Cosmetology, Silver
Lynn Mockabee – Job Skill Demo Open, Gold
Annastasia Henson – Power Equipment Technology, Gold
Philip Fink – Criminal Justice, Gold
Amber Tucker (Model April Watts) – Esthetics, Gold
Brittni Dix – Graphic Dye Sublimation, Gold
Britaya Ringler, Wilbur Robinson and Brandon Zickefoose – Crime Scene Investigation, Gold
The gold medal winners qualified to participate in the SkillsUSA National Skills Leadership Conference in Louisville, Kentucky this summer.
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