On Saturday, June 23, ten of Ranken’s best and brightest students headed to the 48th SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference including the SkillsUSA Championships, a showcase of career and technical education students, held in Kansas City, Mo. More than 12,500 people, including students, teachers and business partners, participated in the week-long event. In order to qualify for the event, the students had to place first or second at the regional level and first at the state level.
The following students made the trip to the competition: Automated Manufacturing Technology Team
Scott Martin Blaine Mescher Ian Willie Automotive Refinishing Technology Katie Beck Automotive Service Technology Josh Myers Carpentry Ryan Faust CNC Milling Technology Matthew Warnecke Welding Fabrication Team Tyler Doerr Jeff Pope Robert Thompson During the event more than 5,400 outstanding career and technical education students competed hands-on in more than 94 different trade, technical and leadership fields. Congratulations to Josh Meyers (Automotive Service) who won gold and Matt Warnecke (CNC Milling) who won silver! For his first place finish Meyers receives a trip to Bristol, Tennessee in August, where he will have the opportunity to work alongside David Star in the pit crew. His trip will also include a visit to Star Industries in Mooresville, North Carolina. He also received a prize package which includes a tool box from Snap-On, a tool cart from MAC Tools, diagnostic equipment from Caterpillar and Gates, a laptop from Toyota plus a year’s subscription to TIS, work shoes from Timberland, a $200 gift certificate from STX and a $50 gift certificate from Lowes. "I feel so great about this win," said Meyers. "My hope is that it opens up some job opportunities for me in the racing industry. This whole experience sums up the reason I came to Ranken for my education." Meyers is also now eligible to be chosen to compete at the World Skills competition which will be held in São Paulo, Brazil in August 2015. A committee will select contestants to send from the 2012 and 2013 first place finishers. In the meantime, contestants are expected to continue to work in their fields and have a winning resume which will be submitted at a later date to the selection committee. Ranken’s admissions counselor for the Kansas City area Sandy Kremers attended the SkillsUSATECHSPO which is the largest trade show for technical education reaching an audience of more than 16,000 high school and college students, educators and administrators from training programs in technical, skilled and service occupations. "SkillsUSA is an awesome event," said Kremers. "Its a great way for Ranken to get exposure and great experience for our students to compete against the best of the best in their fields." Along with various information about the College, Kremers’ booth included motorcycles that were manufactured by PMT students.
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