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Fred W. Eberle Technical Center students excel at state SkillsUSA competition

BUCKHANNON — Fred W. Eberle Technical Center recently released the list of state winners from the 2024 SkillsUSA WV State Leadership and Skills Conference that took place March 22-23 at Fairmont State University.

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 2024 SkillsUSA National Championship is set for June 24-28, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more about the SkillsUSA West Virginia State and National Competitions on the SkillsUSAWV.org website.

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Here are the Fred W. Eberle Technical Center state winners:

Carpentry – Randy Cunningham/Instructor
Post-Secondary
GOLD – Ben Haddix – Randolph County

Cosmetology- Mary Hull & Crystal Moss/Instructors
Secondary
GOLD – Channing Carson – Lewis County

Cosmetology- Mary Hull & Crystal Moss/Instructors
Post-Secondary
GOLD – Brittany Mackey – Upshur County

Industrial Motor Control
Secondary
GOLD – Tucker Burr – Upshur County

Welding Sculpture – Trey Fulton/Instructor
Post-Secondary
GOLD – Darrick Gould – Upshur County

Welding Technology – Trey Fulton/Instructor
Post-Secondary
GOLD – Olivia Shaver – Taylor County

Welding Technology – Welding Fabrication
Post-Secondary
GOLD – Kiana Bolyard – Monongalia County
Landon Lewis – Randolph County
Cole Shreve – Randolph County

Diesel Equipment Technology
Post-Secondary
SILVER – Tyler Weese – Lewis County

HVAC – Dakota Workman/Instructor
Post-Secondary
SILVER – Joshua Amick – Harrison County

Welding Technology Welding – Billy Poling/Instructor
Secondary
SILVER – Kayson Ball – Upshur County

Automotive Service Technology – Terry Ervin/Instructor
Post-Secondary
BRONZE – Hunter Rush – Randolph County

Collision Repair Technology – Scott Currence/Instructor
Secondary
BRONZE – Leah Bennett – Upshur County

HVAC – Dakota Workman/Instructor
Secondary
BRONZE – Matthew Adams – Upshur County

Prepared Speech – Amie Hawkins/Instructor
Secondary
BRONZE – Katlyn Tenney, Upshur County

Urban Search and Rescue – Chad McKisic/Instructor
Secondary
BRONZE – Joshua Johnston, Robert Peterson Upshur County

Not pictured: Darrick Gould, Olivia Shaver, Kiana Bolyard, Landon Lewis, Cole Shreve and Tyler Weese.

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