Please join me in congratulating all our 2017 SkillsUSA Missouri Conference participants!  State Technical College had 26 students competing in 36 different contests.  We earned 13 – First Place, 13 – Second Place, and 6 – Third Place.  We have 7 students eligible to compete at the SkillsUSA National Conference in June.

Please see the students and their accomplishments below:

Sadie Albin – placed 3^rd in Automated Manufacturing Technical Information

Allen Blackman – placed 2^nd in Electronics Technology

Zachary Boehmer – placed 1^st in CNC Milling Specialist – he is eligible to compete at Nationals

Colter Bonnarens – placed 3^rd in CNC Turning Specialist

Joseph Borgmeyer – placed 4^th in CNC Turning Specialist

Nathan Dodge – placed 1^st in Electrical Construction Wiring – he is eligible to compete at Nationals

Dalton Elliott – placed 1^st in Residential Wiring Technical Information and 2^nd in the Electrical Construction Wiring

Jasmine Fox – placed 1^st in Electronics Technical Information

Kyle French – placed 1^st in Auto Service Technical Information and 3^rd in Automotive Service Technology

Derek Harszy – placed 2^nd in CNC Milling Specialist

Justin Hays – placed 1^st in Precision Machining Technical Information and 2^nd in CNC Technician

Paige Hilt – placed 2^nd in Technical Drafting

Haley Hughes – placed 1^st in Power Equipment Technology and 1^st in Power Equipment Technical Information – she is eligible to compete at Nationals

Andrew Kappelmann – placed 2^nd in Computer Repair Technical Information and 2^nd in Internetworking

Alejandro Marquez, Jr. – placed 8^th in Automotive Service Technology and 10^th in Auto Service Technical Information

Ridge Martin – placed 2^nd in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration and 3^rd in Heating, Venting, Air Cond., & Ref. Technical Information

Dustin Maune – placed 1^st in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration and 2^nd in Heating, Venting, Air Cond., & Ref. Technical Information – he is eligible to compete at Nationals

Neal Metcalf – placed 3^rd in Computer Networking Technical Information

Joshua Myers – placed 1^st in Automated Manufacturing Technical Information and 2^nd in Automated Manufacturing Technology

Caitlin Powell – placed 8^th in Computer Networking Technical Information

Jayson Salmon – placed 1^st in Internetworking – he is eligible to compete at Nationals

Kameron Schollmeyer – placed 1^st in Motorcycle Service Technology – he is eligible to compete at Nationals

Benjamin Tatum – placed 1^st in Diesel Equipment Technology – he is eligible to compete at Nationals

Eric Waage – placed 2^nd in Automated Manufacturing Technical Information and 2^nd in Automated Manufacturing Technology

Charles Watkins – placed 2^nd in Automated Manufacturing Technology

Jerry Woods – placed 3^rd in Auto Service Technical Information