Savannah Tech Students Win Big at 2019 SkillsUSA State Conference

Savannah Technical College students won medals in 11 competitions at the 2019 SkillsUSA Postsecondary State Conference, held in Atlanta, Ga. More than 500 college students from across the state of Georgia took part in the three-day competition. SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that annually serves more than 320,000 high school, college and postsecondary students–and their instructors–in technical, skilled and service-occupation instructional programs.

STC Industrial Maintenance Systems students won gold in Mechatronics for the third year in a row with a new team, Victor De La Cruz and Anthony Smith. Other gold medals include Construction Management student Taylor McMasters (Carpentry); Cosmetology students Dalel Gonzalez (cosmetology) and Whitney Turnquest (nail care); Automotive Technology student Jonathan Nary (mobile electronics installation); and Drafting student Xuan Huynh (technical drafting).

Two silver medals went to the Team Works team (Jerry Toub, Bailey Williams, Edna Bernal and Giovanni DeLuca); and to Drafting student Christina Magana (architectural drafting).

Bronze medal winners include Georgia Film Academy student team Spencer Wilson and Ashley Thompson (digital cinema), Automotive Technology William Boyle-Wheeler and Cosmetology student Michael Romano (job skills demo open).

Students who won gold at the state competition are eligible to compete in the national competition in Louisville, Ky., June 24-28, 2019 for the 55th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference.

SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that annually serves more than 320,000 high school, college and postsecondary students–and their instructors–in technical, skilled and service-occupation instructional programs. SkillsUSA is a national, nonprofit student organization that has developed more than 10 million workers through active partnerships between employers and educators.

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