School news: SkillsUSA competition winners
By Dispatch Staff Report • February 7, 2022
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Dale Watson, from left, of the Lowndes County School District Career Technical Center in Columbus, bronze medal; Cesareo Carrillo of the Tupelo Career-Technical Center, silver medal; and Chandler Sanderson of the Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career-Technical Center in Philadelphia, gold medal; earn top honors in the Carpentry competition at the 2022 Region III SkillsUSA Competition. Also pictured is Wayne Eason, director of career and technical education at ECCC.
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Numerous students competed in the Mississippi Region III SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Olympics held Jan. 28 at East Central Community College in Decatur.
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Drew Pounders, left, of the Lowndes County School District Career Technical Center in Columbus won the gold medal in the Electrical Construction Wiring competition. Also pictured is Wayne Eason, director of career and technical education at ECCC. Miya Sandlin (not pictured) of the Tupelo Career-Technical Center won the silver medal. Courtesy photo
Luke Mathis, left, of the Tupelo Career-Technical Center, bronze medal; Briana Whitfield of the Tupelo Career-Technical Center, silver medal; and Aidan Russell of the Lowndes County School District Career Technical Center in Columbus, gold medal; received top honors in the Job Skill Demonstration A competition. Also pictured is Wayne Eason, director of career and technical education at ECCC. Courtesy photo
Abdo Khalid, left, of the Tupelo Career-Technical Center, bronze medal, and Abbigail Graham of the Lowndes County School District Career Technical Center in Columbus, gold medal, received top honors in the Job Skill Demonstration Open competition at the 2022 Region III SkillsUSA Competition held Jan. 28 at East Central Community College in Decatur. Also pictured is Wayne Eason, director of career and technical education at ECCC. Madison Ingram (not pictured) of the Winston-Louisville Career and Technology Center in Louisville won the silver medal. Courtesy photo
David Caperton, left, of the Winston-Louisville Career and Technology Center in Louisville, bronze medal; William Enger of the Lowndes County School District Career Technical Center in Columbus, silver medal; and Jacob Langford of the Kosciusko/Attala Career-Technical Center in Kosciusko, gold medal; receive top honors in the welding competition at the 2022 Region III SkillsUSA Competition. Also pictured is Wayne Eason, director of career and technical education at ECCC. Courtesy photo
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