Eleven gold medalist from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College are headed to National SkillsUSA competition in Kentucky this June after winning top place at the state-wide competition was held in Atlanta.   SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. It is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skills service occupations, including health occupations. The SkillsUSA program hosts local, state, and national competition for students to showcase their skills learned through hands-on training in the classroom.  Wiregrass also had three students who earned silver medals, and six with bronze medals.  
 
“Wiregrass is extremely proud of all our students who participated in the SkillsUSA competition.  Our instructors did an excellent job preparing students for state competition,” stated Wiregrass President, Dr. Tina K. Anderson. “We are especially thrilled to have eleven students who won gold and who will represent Wiregrass and the State of Georgia at the National SkillsUSA Championships in June.  We congratulate these students, faculty, and advisors.”
 
Wiregrass students who competed and won gold include:

Trevecca Gates, Ben Hill-Irwin Campus in Crime Scene Investigation

Donya Land, Ben Hill-Irwin Campus in Crime Scene Investigation

Shannon Marshall, Ben Hill-Irwin Campus in Crime Scene Investigation

Travious Mack, Ben Hill-Irwin Campus in Telecommunication Cabling

Allen Paulo, Valdosta Campus in 3-D Visualization and Animation

Geremy Brantley, Valdosta Campus in 3-D Visualization and Animation

Tristan Stalvey, Valdosta Campus in Automotive Refinishing

Jonathon Wolfe, Valdosta Campus in Collision Repair Technology

Tristan Guice, Valdosta Campus in Computer Programming

Jamie Grady, Valdosta Campus in Esthetics (Marissa Gray – Esthetics Model)

Summer Smith, Valdosta Campus in Firefighting

These state-level gold-medal winners will go on to represent Wiregrass Georgia Tech at the SkillsUSA National Championships in June in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
Silver medal winners from Wiregrass were:

Otis King, Ben Hill-Irwin Campus in Job Interview

Sarah Rojas, Coffee Campus in Job Skills Demonstration A

Sarah Moman, Valdosta Campus in Medical Terminology
 
Students who won bronze medals at the state level were:

Inda Gilbert, Cook Campus in Job Skill Demonstration

Audrey McCoy, Valdosta Campus in Commercial Baking Technology

William Weber, Valdosta Campus in Computer Programming

Colton Rigdon, Valdosta Campus in First Aid

Amanda Fulton, Valdosta Campus in Digital Cinema Productions

Quanitta Miller, Valdosta Campus in Digital Cinema Productions
 
Commercial Baking and 3D Visualization Animation were new to the SkillsUSA competition this year and both areas brought home medals for Wiregrass.  Other college participants include; Austin Black, Amber Brown, Scott Centobene, Michelle Clark, Michael Cunningham, Lindsey Davis, Jamie Faircloth, Paul Hodge, Michael Horn, Mari Guadalupe Macias, Amber Magsanay, Travis Meares, Austin Pettis, Brooke Simmons, Paul Thomas, Abby Watkins, and Tamiyah Wright.