SkillsUSA Has Success at the 2012

State Championships

 A team of Winfield High School students competed in the Kansas State SkillsUSA Championships throughout the spring semester in various locations across the state.  More than 3,000 students competed in 64 occupational and leadership skills areas with Winfield competing in the areas of Photography, Architecture Drafting, TV Production, Broadcast News Journalism, Cabinetmaking, and Engineering Technology.  The championships wrapped up on Friday, April 27th with the awards ceremony in Wichita, KS.  

During the Opening ceremonies, held on Wednesday, April 25th the Winfield Chapter was honored with a trophy for having a membership increase for the second year in a row as well as a plaque awarding the chapter with the Silver Kan-Do Program of Work Award.  A balanced program mean that the member participates in a variety of activities during the school year.  There are seven different areas that a chapter needs to complete at least one activity under each heading.  The seven areas are Employment Skills, Social Activities, Professional Development, Community Service, Public Relations, Ways and Means, and compete in the SkillsUSA Championships.

This year 7 out of 10 teams and/or individuals came home from the championships with medals.  One team won the gold medal and qualified to go to Nationals this summer in Kansas City, Missouri.  The following teams/individuals were state medalists:

Jon Podschun - 3rd Place - Architectural Drafting

Martha Oehmgen - 2nd Place - Photography

Drew Chrisman and Sage Judd - 3rd Place - TV Production

Ashley Smith, Jace Mills, Alex Thomas, and Emily Porter - 3rd Place - Broadcast News Journalism

Chad Olney, Josh Hanna, and Tookie Boutsanilath - 3rd Place - Engineering Technology

Addie Marler, Victoria Eskridge-Lybarger, and Dylan Bowman - 2nd Place - Engineering Technology

Wyatt Meseke, Nikki Miller, and Trevor Richardson - 1st Place - Engineering Technology (Nationals Bound)

For more information about SkillsUSA or about sponsoring the national team please contact Carey Lybarger at carey_lybarger@usd465.com.

Freshmen Class: Courtney Griffiths, Emily Williams  Sophomore Class: Montana Mansfield, Jessica Bannon  Junior Class: Ashley Law, Wonder Derr  Senior Class: Heather Jones, Mikey Harding

The Creative Writing Class invites you to check out their work. Check out their blog.