Students from technical centers in several area counties participated in the SkillsUSA Region 9 competition March 3 in Lexington. Eastside hosted all the leadership contests in the morning, and Eastside and Southside hosted the technical competitions after lunch. High school students placing first, second, and third could qualify for state competition, depending on the event. Students also must have met an acceptable standard to advance, reaching at least 60 percent of the contest’s total points in order to compete at the Kentucky SkillsUSA state conference in April.
(* qualified for state)
Eastside Tech results
- 30-Second Elevator Story: Teva Gilliam, third*
- 3D Visualization & Animation: Jax Curran and Donovan Richardson, first*
- Action Skills: Zakwan Valentine, first*; Luke Hisle, second*; Khalil Thomas, third*
- Airbrush Design: Eric Navarro, first*; Israel Angeles, second*
- Audio/Radio Production: Khalil Thomas and Justin Washington, first*; David Shropshire and Vincent Gleeson, second*
- Auto Service Tech 1: Brandon Burge, first; Jorge Ballote, second; William Henderson, third
- Auto Service Technology: Corey Resinger, first*; Austin Day, second
- Automotive Refinishing Technology: Scot Smith, first*; Robert Keller, second*; Tyler James, third*
- Broadcast News Production: Tyler Reyes, Keelin Toomey, Zakary Smiley, and Josh Wooldridge, first*
- Career Showcase: Delia Charles, Jack Curran, and Shemar Frasier, first*
- Collision Repair Technology: Scott Ratliff, first*; Joseph Johnson, second*; Anthony Grant, third*
- Computer Programming: Jenish Rijal, first*
- Crime Scene Investigation: Justin Watts, Shaelin Sechrest, and Michael Sainato, first*; Tucker Myers, Patrick Mallory, and Jesse Crouch, second*
- Criminal Justice: Cameron Buchignani, first*; Kaden Young, second*
- Customer Service: Donovan Richardson, second*; Robert Keller, third
- Diesel Equipment Technology: Triston Keith, first*; Ben Waller, second*; Brendan Withers, third
- Digital Cinema Production: Tia Lafayette and Robert Smith, first*; Leah Cardwell and Michael Wells, second*
- Employment Application Process: Jimmy Robinson, first*
- Extemporaneous Speaking: Jamereus Jackson, first*
- Firefighting: Adam Elias, first*; Mary Jo Campbell, second*
- First Aid / CPR: MaKayla Dugan and Teva Gilliam, second*
- Interactive App. & Video Game Dev.: Paxton Barnett and Jamareus Jackson, first*; Justin Kimmon and Zakwan Valentine, second*
- Job Interview: Paxton Barnett, first*
- Job Skills Demo A: Mary Jo Campbell, third
- Job Skills Demo Open: Justin Watts, third
- Patriotic Salute: Mark Chilver, Trenton Karr-Paepke, Michael Saintano, Ryan Weddington, and Kaden Coleman, first*; Tywana Webb, Kyler Sebree, and Trace Wilson, second*; Matthew Gabbard, third*
- Power Equipment Technology: Autumn Whittington, first*; Cody Mahoney, second*; Lucas Brandenburg, third*
- Photo Art Display: Doni Munoz, first*; Diana Lila, second*
- Pin Design: Lexi Gambrel, third
- Quiz Bowl: Cameron Buchignani, Antonio Disciplina, Keaton Hartman, Shaelin Sechrest, and Donnie Helm, first*; Triston Keith, Patrick Mallory, Lucas Brandenburg, Ben Waller, and Brendan Withers, second*
- Related Technical Math: Austin Day, second; Tayshawn Bynum, third
- Talent Single: Bailey Ingram, first*; Tia Lafayette, second*
- Technical Computer Applications: Tayshawn Bynum, first*
- Transportation Tool ID: Charlie Christy, first; Ashley Mosley, second; Blake Jarrell, third
- Video Production: LaShay Beatty and Tyler Hartley, first*
Southside Tech results
- 30-Second Elevator Story: Oscar Pulido, first*; Stevie Boytek, second*
- Carpentry: Ty Hendricks, first*
- Carpentry 1: Daniel McCollum, first*; Travis Markey, third
- Commercial Baking: Breanna Thomas, first*; Parker Teasdale, second*
- Culinary Arts: Elijah Corbett, first*; Hunter Ward, second*
- Customer Service: Celeste Caldwell, first*
- Electrical Construction Wiring: Danil Slesarenko, first*
- Electronics Technology: Briana Clark, first*
- First Aid / CPR: Tara Keel, first*
- Industrial Motor Controls: Jacob Burris, first*
- Job Interview: Racquan Benton, second*
- Job Skills Demo A: Arif Moula, first*; Kyla Hanley, second*
- Medical Math: Natasha Hinton, first
- Mobile Robotics Technology: Arif Moula and Jordan Miracle, third*
- Nursing Assisting: Mickey Myers, first
- Pledge: Adam Onan, first*; Michael Tipton, second
- Prepared Speech: Kim Vargas, first
- Related Technical Math: Ira Chaplin, first
- Residential Systems Installation: Axel Rincon, first*; Gray Hancock, second
- T-Shirt Design: Tyler Gaines, first*
- Welding: Codey Coley, first*
- Welding 1: Cameron Brangers, second*; Oscar Pulido, third
- Welding Sculpture: Sam Smarr, first*
For questions about SkillsUSA at Southside, contact Daryn Morris at (859) 381-3603; at Eastside, Michelle Rauch at (859) 381-3740.