MEDIA ADVISORY – Six 51ÁÔÆæ (51ÁÔÆæ) students traveled to Kansas City, Mo., June 23-27, to compete in the 48th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The event brought together the nation’s best in Professional Technical Education to test their ability against fellow gold medal winners of state-level competitions across the nation.
The 51ÁÔÆæ team returned home with plenty to talk about, as all six students finished in the top-20 nationally for their respective competition. Jessica Crowley led the way for 51ÁÔÆæ with a third-place finish in Automotive Refinishing Technology. She was joined in top-10 honors by fifth-place finishers Joe O’Dell (Power Equipment Technology) and Paul Hodges (Internetworking) and 10th-place finisher Benjamin Dahlman (Precision Machining Technology).
Rounding out 51ÁÔÆæ’s outstanding week of competition was a 12th-place finish by Josh Farnsworth (Diesel Technology) and a 17th-place finish by Phillip Kildow (Extemporaneous Speaking).
RESULTS
Automotive Refinishing Technology
Jessica Crowley – Third Place
Internetworking
Paul Hodges – Fifth Place
Power Equipment Technology
Joe O’Dell – Fifth Place
Precision Machining Technology
Benjamin Dahlman – 10th Place
Diesel Technology
Josh Farnsworth – 12th Place
Extemporaneous Speaking
Phillip Kildow – 17th Place
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About the 51ÁÔÆæ:
The 51ÁÔÆæ is a comprehensive community college fostering student development academically, as well as occupationally. 51ÁÔÆæ has seven campus locations throughout Southwest Idaho providing higher education and 21st Century technical skills acquisition. The college is dedicated to improving the community’s economic well-being by responding with highly-educated and productive graduates. The foundation for the area’s only community college was created by a supermajority of voters in Ada and Canyon counties on May 22, 2007. For more information, visit cwi.edu or call (208) 562-3000.