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MTC Students Excel in Skills USA District VI Skills Competitions

Submitted by Marianne E. LaRocco
Assistant Director
Massanutten Technical Center

At Masanutten Technical Center, we produce winners! Recently, the SkillsUSA District VI skills competitions were held at Massanutten Technical Center, Valley Vo-Tech in Fishersville, and at the Charlottesville/Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC) in Charlottesville, VA. A total of 103 Massanutten Technical Center students took part in the 24 contests. Five contests were held at CATEC including Auto Technology, Collision Repair, Automotive Refinishing, Masonry, and Cosmetology. Contests in the following skill areas were held at Valley Vo-Tech: Computer Repair and Networking, Heating and Airconditioning, Diesel Technology, and Residential Wiring, and Crime Scene Investigation.

Massanutten Technical Center had a total of 62 Medal Winners including 19 first place individual student winners and two first place winning teams. Of the five contests held at CATEC, MTC had four - first place winners! First place winners and some second and third place winners are eligible to continue on the state competitions. MTC has a total of 40 students eligible for the State competition to be held in April in Hampton, VA. (* = eligible for states.)

Our winning students/teams:

• Architectural Drafting: Kayla Cook – 1st Place* (TAHS); Abigail Walker – 1st Place(PS)* (Adult); Marcos Alcauter – 2nd Place (HHS); Callum Wills– 2nd Place (PS) (Adult).
• Automotive Refinishing: James Romine – 3rd Place (BHS).
• Automotive Service Technology: William Demastus – 1st Place* (ERHS).
• Cabinetmaking: Isaac Hall – 1st Place* (TAHS);John Showalter– 2nd Place* (TAHS).
• Collision Repair: Sarah Head – 1st Place* (ERHS); Herman Hutchinson – 2nd Place (ERHS); Brandon Dove – 3rd Place (HHS).
• Computer Maintenance Technology: Matthew Miller – 1st Place* (PS) (Adult); Ryan Miller – 2nd Place (TAHS); Aaron Tutwiler – 3rd Place (TAHS).
• Cosmetology: Darion Chandler – 1st Place* (BHS); Alexa Faison – 2nd Place (HHS).
• Criminal Justice: Matthew Siever – 1st Place* (BHS)Dakota See – 1st Place (PS)* (Adult); Kevin Hensley – 2nd Place (ERHS); Logan Harris – 3rd Place (BHS).
• Dental Assisting: Rachel Stone – 1st Place* (ERHS); Angelyn Simmons – 2nd Place* (BHS); Tara Hodgins – 3rd Place (SHS).
• Diesel Equipment: Benjamin Hartman - 2nd Place* (BHS); Sam Skidmore - 3rd Place* (TAHS).
• Emergency Medical Technician: 1st Place Team: Brandy Carter* (BHS) Tyler Showalter* (BHS); 2nd Place Team: Philip Williams* (BHS) Ryan Kline* (HHS).
• Esthetics: Brittany Moubray - 1st Place* (TAHS); Ashley Hassler - 2rd Place (HHS).
• Firefighting Technology: Nathan Morris - 1st Place* (SHS); Robbie Wine - 2nd Place *(BHS); Andrew Dove - 3rd Place* (BHS).
• First Aid/CPR: Derek Turner - 1st Place (BHS); Melanie Shull - 2nd Place (TAHS); Andrea Meadows - 3rd Place* (SHS).
• HVACR: Dana Hedrick - 1st Place* (BHS); Phillip Oswald - 2nd Place* (BHS); Chris Reedy - 3rd Place (TAHS).
• Internetworking: Nick Gura - 1st Place* (SHS); David Suter - 1st Place* (PS) (Adult); Zachary Cupp - 2nd Place* (TAHS); Sam Plymale - 3rd Place (SHS).
• Masonry: John Jefferson– 1st Place* (TAHS).
• Nail Care Technology: Ingrid Ramirez – 1st Place* (SHS); Megan Campbell – 2nd Place* (SHS).
• Quiz Bowl: 1st Place Team: Trevor Duvall – 1st Place* (ERHS), Jemma Mailhot – 1st Place* (HHS), J. T. Miller – 1st Place* (ERHS), Kyle Morgan – 1st Place* (ERHS), Tyler Landes – 1st Place* (HHS).
• Residential Wiring: Tyler Dove – 2nd Place (BHS); J. Metzler – 3rd Place (BHS).
• Web Page Design: 1st Place Team: Miranda Raynes* (ERHS), Alex Tinnell* (BHS); 2nd Place Team: Jacob Earman (TAHS), Andrew Hoover (BHS); 3rd Place Team: Dakota Minton (HHS), Saul Rodriquez (ERHS).
• Welding: Bryan Frank – 1st Place* (TAHS) ; Daniel Thacker – 3rd Place (TAHS).