Last month, students in Perry High School’s SkillsUSA team competed in the State Competition, and many of them advanced to the National Conference at the end of June.
A total of 32 Perry students competed in Des Moines on April 26th and 27th, and 20 of them advanced to nationals, which will be held June 25-29 in Louisville, Kentucky. The competitions are all based on displaying technical skills, and include individual events such as welding and plumbing, and group events like digital cinema production. The final list of events the Perry SkillsUSA team will compete in at nationals hasn’t been set, as students who won multiple contests must choose only one.
In addition to the competitions, a few Perry students will get to attend leadership training in Louisville. Michelle Tobar and Rylynn Gilmore were elected as new Iowa state officers for the coming school year, following in Perry’s rich tradition of representation as SkillsUSA officers. Three graduating seniors, Sadee Whitfield, T.J. Sheehy, and Daniel Brinton, have each served as Iowa officers for the past several years. The team is supervised by Industrial Technology Teachers Curt Cornelius and Calvin Smith. See below for a full list of Perry’s SkillsUSA State competition results.
State Champions:
Taylor Eppert in Photography
Angel Escobar in Welding Sculpture
Rylynn Gilmore in Job Interview
Noah Hegstrom in Motorcycle Technology
TJ Sheehy in Job Skill Demonstration
Alex Tapia in Plumbing
Skylar Cunningham and Sadee Whitfield in Digital Cinema Production
Gabriel Ridnour and David Santacruz in Additive Manufacturing
Kaden Boyer, Kody Kilts, and Gabriel Ridnour in Promotional Bulletin Board
The Entrepreneurship team of Erica Crawford, Janet Ortiz, and Brandon Ruiz
The Community Service team of Erica Crawford, Janet Ortiz, and Brandon Ruiz
2nd Place Medalists:
Mason Barkley in Plumbing
Miguel Constanza in Electrical Construction Wiring
Kaleigh Hein in Motorcycle Technology
Marqui Craddock and Kaleigh Hein in Promotional Bulletin Board
3rd Place Medalists:
Kaden Boyer in Power Equipment Technology
Beau Nelson in Carpentry
TJ Sheehy in Masonry