District 230 students excel at SkillsUSA State competition

The Illinois Association of SkillsUSA held its​ 51st annual Leadership and Skills Conference in Springfield, Illinois on April 23– 25. The conference leadership and skill events were held at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, the Capital Area Career Center, the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, and the Springfield Hilton Hotel. The nearly 1,800 registered participants are supported by an additional 300 business and industry, organized labor and educational professionals who supervise and judge the competition and provide technical support.

Students participated in nine areas of competition, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), Adobe Photoshop Design, Architectural CAD, Automotive Service Technology, Cabinetmaking, Clothing Construction, Diesel Equipment Technology, Information Technology Service, and Technical CAD. All students had to take qualifying exams before being allowed to compete at the state level. At the state level, students competed in their areas by completing real-world, hands on problem solving tasks based on industry standards and certifications. District 230 schools had excellent showings

​

​​Sandburg High School​​

Sandburg students ​took home three gold medals and three silver medals.​ Top Ten finishers for the Eagles include:​

Additive Manufacturing

• Josh Reeder and Cole Bateman – 1st Place
  
• Drew Kirby and Nyle Garcia – 2nd Place
  

Adobe Photoshop Design

• Cassandra Shanklin – 2nd Place
  

Automotive Service Technology

• Alex Marneris – 1st Place
• John Kummerer – 2nd Place

Cabinetmaking

• Alek Lucic – 9th Place
  

Clothing Construction

• Christina Dababneh– 1st Place
  
• Lashai Michel – 4th Place
  

Diesel Equipment Technology

• Jacob Plofsky – 9th Place
  

​​Information Technology Service

• Nyle Garcia – 6th Place
  

Technical CAD

• Drew Kirby – 11th Place
  

​Andrew High School​

​Andrew High School took home a gold, silver and bronze medal. Andrew’s Commercial Baking and TV/Video Production were National Qualifiers. They will represent Illinois in their respective competitions in Louisville, KY this June at National SkillsUSA. Top Ten finishers for the Tbolts include:​

Commercial Baking

• ​Lauren Piejko - 1st Place
  

TV/Video Production​

• Nick Bobber and Mark Pappas - 2nd Place
  

Adobe Photoshop Design​

• ​Patrick Mahoney - 3rd Place
  

Early Childhood Education

• Nicole Ward - ​4th Place
  

Interactive Pre-School Bulletin Board

• Nicole Ward, Madison Martin, and Melissa Ward - 5th Place
  

​Culinary Arts​

• Frank Kutnar - 7th Place
  

​Stagg High School​​

​Stagg High School brought home a Silver Medal. Top Ten finishers for the Chargers include:

Clothing Construction

• Oula Yassine - 2nd ​P​lace
  

Job Skills Demonstration

• ​Tierra Collins - 5th ​P​lace