| Submitted by Kris P. Snyder
Twenty-two students and four staff members from the Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center attended the 2011 West Virginia SkillsUSA Leadership Conference and Skills Competition at James Rumsey Technical Institute in Martinsburg, WV, March 25-26.
SkillsUSA, is an educational student organization associated with career and technical programs. Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center had student representatives participating at competition from the building construction, automotive technology, welding technology, networking technologies, criminal justice and culinary arts, programs.
One of the goals of the organization is to provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their skills. Forty-one events were held on Saturday, March 26 consisting of both leadership and skills competitive events. Judges for the competition were from the tri-state area. Students were also able to take a day trip into Washington, DC.
Charles Self, Jr.
Charles Self, Jr. won a third place bronze medal in the plumbing competition. The Crime Scene Investigation team won a first place gold medal. Members of the CSI team are April Frymier, Janie Parker and Samuel Dennison. April Frymier was elected as WV SkillUSA state secretary and will serve in this office for the 2011-2012 school year.
Pictured (L-R) Janie Parker, April Frymier, and Samuel Dennison
The CSI team is to compete at the national conference to be held June 20-25, 2011 at Kansas City, Missouri. They will be representing WV as they compete against students from the other forty-nine states, Guam and Puerto Rico.
To defray costs of this trip, C-GCC SkillsUSA will be washing, waxing and detailing vehicles. Also, donations will be accepted and appreciated. Call the Career Center at (304)354-6151 for more information.
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