Students from Ohio Hi-Point Career Center (OHP) have distinguished themselves at two notable skill competition events and advanced to the Ohio SkillsUSA competition.
During the Southwest Regional SkillsUSA contest at Butler Tech Feb. 23, students achieved the following awards:
• Allison Harlan (Graphic & Media Arts, Triad High School) won Gold in Job Interview.
• Adryanna Bailey (Spa Tech, Mechanicsburg High School) and Madison Clark (Cosmetology, Bellefontaine High School) each secured Silver in Job Skill Demo A and Prepared Speech, respectively.
• William Stover (Graphic and Media Arts, Graham High School) earned Bronze in Photography.
Adding to the accolades, the OHP Heavy Equipment program hosted an internal SkillsUSA competition on campus on Feb. 21 to select the top three winners who will compete at Ohio SkillsUSA competition.
Jaxon Hall (Graham) took first place, followed by Wyatt Spitler (Graham) in second place, and Landon Elliott (Urbana) in third place.
These students have also advanced to the Ohio SkillsUSA competition, demonstrating their skills in handling heavy machinery.
Ohio Hi-Point’s industry partners played a crucial role in the Heavy Equipment competition by serving as judges and providing invaluable insights to our students as they competed in nine events throughout the day. Judges included Kwest Group, Ohio Department of Transportation, LeVan’s Excavating Inc., Clarridge Civil Engineering, and James Singleton from Local 18.
In addition, Southeastern Equipment and Bobcat of Lima & Bellefontaine sponsored the equipment that enabled students to demonstrate their skills effectively.
These events have highlighted the students’ exceptional talents, propelling them to the prestigious SkillsUSA Ohio competition April 9 and 10 in Columbus.
Heavy Equipment program students who are advancing to the Ohio SkillsUSA competition include, from the left, Landon Elliott, Wyatt Spitler and Jaxon Hall. (OHPCC PHOTO)
Southwest Regional SkillsUSA Officer Team features two OHP students as officers, Caleb Parker, far right, and Weston Helman, far left. (OHPCC PHOTO)