Ohio SkillsUSA winners

Students that were honored at the contests included:

Colin Clute, a senior Engineering Technology student from West Liberty-Salem High School and Steffan Whetsel, a junior Engineering Technology student from Bellefontaine High School.  Clute and Whetsel won the Robotics and Automation contest.  For the second consecutive year, students from OHP's Engineering Technology program have won the state contest.  The win qualifies Clute and Whetsel for the national contest held in Kansas City, MO, this summer.

Lydia Bachochin, a senior Engineering Technology student from Benjamin Logan High School, Matthew Beach, a senior Electronics Engineering Technology student from Indian Lake High School, and Andrew Lemmon, a senior Electronics Engineering Technology student from Graham High School each won a silver medal in the Tech-Prep Showcase contest.  Their project demonstrated Voice-over Internet Protocol.

Dillon Woodward, a senior Diesel Technology student from Benjamin Logan High School, won a silver medal in the Diesel Equipment Technology contest.

Austin Morgan, a senior Architectural and Mechanical Design student from Benjamin Logan High School, won a bronze medal in the Architectural Drafting contest.

SkillsUSA Ohio provides its 33,094 Career-Technical education members the opportunity to participate in local, regional, state and national competitive events, run for elected offices and participate in leadership training. It also encourages students to give back to the community through various community service activities.

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force.