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Fred Eberle Technical Center hosts WV SkillsUSA competitions, several students advance to nationals

Fred Eberle Technical Center produced several winners at the state SkillsUSA competition. Those students now advance to the national championship in Atlanta in June 2025.

Fred W. Eberle Technical Center recently released the list of state winners from the 2025 SkillsUSA WV State Leadership and Skills Conference that took place March 28-30. Several competitions took place on the campus of FETC on March 28.

As described on the SkillsUSA WV website, the student-led program “empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA WV improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce through the development of Framework skills that include personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics.”

The 2025 SkillsUSA National Championship is set for June 23-27, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more about the SkillsUSA West Virginia State and National Competitions on the SkillsUSA website.

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See the full list of Fred Eberle Technical Center who placed and will move onto the SkillsUSA National Championship in June:

Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair – High School
Andrew Howard, GOLD

Automotive Service Technology – College
Francis Gregory Cashman, SILVER

Carpentry – College
Liam Garcia, SILVER

Collision Repair Technology – High School
Leah Bennett, GOLD

Collision Repair Technology – College
Payden Pringle, GOLD

Cosmetology – College
Katie Watson, SILVER

Diesel Equipment Technology – High School
Kaleb Overbey, GOLD

Diesel Equipment Technology – College
Ian Kelley, GOLD

Electrical Construction Wiring – High School
Scott Yoakum, BRONZE

First Aid/CPR – High School
Kaylin Tinney, SILVER

Industrial Motor Control – High School
Garrett Goff, GOLD

Information Technology Services – College
Kenny Snodgrass, BRONZE

Urban Search and Rescue – High School
Jacob Ham, Bryson Eby, BRONZE

Welding – College
Grason Allen, GOLD

Welding Fabrication – College
Alyssa Girondo, Aiden Schroeder, Ashton Schroeder, GOLD

Welding Sculpture – College
Rhiannon Haller, GOLD

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