Pulaski County High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) students were recently able to compete in the SkillsUSA District VII competition throughout the month of February. Several of those students have earned recognition for their accomplishments.
Contestant Madison Neel and model Cheyann Gallimore earned first place recognition in the Esthetics competition of Cosmetology. They will be traveling to Virginia Beach April 8-10 for the SkillsUSA State Conference competition.
Ethan Wilhelm will also be making the trip to Virginia Beach in April. He earned first place in the Auto Service Technology competition.
Krystal Mattson will be joining Wilhelm, Neel and Gallimore on the trip. She earned second place in the Fantasy Manikin event to advance to the state level.
Two other Pulaski County competitors earned second place finishes. Joseph Burcham took second in the Auto Maintenance and Light Repair competition. Avery Hopkins took second place in the Auto Service Technology event.
Memphis Taylor earned a third-place finish in Auto Maintenance and Light Repair. Danielle Bolling finished third in the Welding events.
Gwendolyn Puckett earned fourth place and Sydney Pauley took sixth place in the Cosmetology portion of the competition.
Pulaski County will also be sending Sydney Pauley to the State Conference as a State Officer Candidate.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel. They provide educational programs, events, and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms.