Recent ActivitySkills USA is an orginization that is run for Students by the Students. We create Champions at work by teaching members how to carry themselves with pride in the real world today! Skills USA has over 300,00 studetns in a 130 different occupational areas. Skills is a partnership of students, parents,teachers and Industry Representatives working together to ensure that America has a skilled work force. Skills is a national non-profit organization serving teachers, high school & college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations. Skills USA is on a state and National level and is here is help each and every member succeed!
Group Announcements  B.J. Skelton Students do well at NationalsTen B.J. Skelton students competed at the Skills USA Nationals in Kansas City in June. Samantha Kanaris finished seventh in the nation for Cosmotology. Justin Owens finished eighth in the nation for Criminal Justice. Thomas Gilstrap finished tenth in the nation for CPR/First Aid. Congratulations to all students for representing S.C.
 Results of SC Skills USA Competitions April 2010Where is B.J. Skelton, and B.J. Skelton must be a rich school! This was heard over and over again at the Awards Ceremony where B.J. Skelton walked away with the following medals:
Cosmotology - Gold - Samantha Kanaris Electricity - Gold - Christopher Nalley Masonary - Gold - Lakota Armstrong Fire Fighting - Gold - D.J. White Criminal Justice - Gold - Justin Owens Prepared Speech - Gold - Emily Rochester Mechatronics - Gold - Casey Mount and Cory Hooper Motor Controls - Gold - Austin Sloan CPR/First Aid - Gold - Thomas Gilstrap Masonary - Silver - Heath Haskett Prepared Speech - Silver - Dana Stone Extemperaneous Speaking - Silver - Tye Holder Mechatronics - Silver - Chris Barfield and Chris Smith Fire Fighting - Silver - Jacob Cuthbertson Electricity - Silver - Chris Rampey Culinary Arts - Silver - Corey Fox Baking and Pastry - Silver - Breanne Adcox Automotive - Silver - Dillon McRhee-Toby Job Skill Demo - Silver - Michael Ambrose Mechatronics - Bronze - Brandon Bryant and Logan Wallace CPR/First Aid - Bronze - Kristen Seay Crime Scene - Bronze - Xebian Smith, Tye Holder, Jessica Hamilton Screen Printing - Bronze - Megan Bouwkamp Automotive - Bronze - Charles Tra Williams  Law Enforcement Student Wins National Gold!Law Enforcement Services student William Rochester won B.J. Skelton's first ever Gold medal at the SkillsUSA national championships in Kansas City 6/26/09. Austin Sloan and Chris Smith took the Silver medal for Mechatronics. The last time B.J. Skelton medaled in national competiton was in 1997. This was also two of only four competitions that S.C. won this year at the nationals which comprise 91 competitions with 5400 students competing.
Pictured are students who represented S.C. from B.J. Skelton: Dana Stone - Prepared Speech, Jacob Herd - Precision Tooling, Chris Smith - Mechatronics, Austin Sloan Mechatronics, Will Rochester - Criminal Justice, Russ Hilburn - Prepared Speech, Brandon Davis - CPR/First Aid. Will, Dana and Brandon are Law and Public Safety students. Russ Hilburn is a Carpentry Student. Austin and Chris are from the Mechatronics program. Discussion Topics Group Files No "Group Files" exist(s) |
Group Links  Official Skills USA websiteThis is the National HomePage of Skills USA. Here you may find Events, Competitions, and just General Facts about Skills. South Carolina Skills USAThis is the webpage for the SC chapter of Skills USA. Contest and conference information is on the website. |
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