These students definitely “got skills”. Thirteen Stafford Technical Center students grabbed gold, silver and bronze medals at the annual Vermont Skills USA Competition held April 4th in Burlington,Vermont. Stafford earned a record total of seventeen medals in events ranging from Automotive Collision Repair, Medical Math, to Team works. This skill building is an essential part of the student’s training for college and the workforce.
Skills USA is a national non-profit organization serving teachers, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trades, technical, and skill service occupations including health careers.
Those students who receive Gold Medals are eligible to participate in the National Competition held in Kansas City, Missouri this coming June. The following students received medals in the their competitions:
GOLD
Auto Collision Repair Technology (Gold): Kobe Pinkham-Otter Valley, Nurse Assisting (Gold) Courtney Patterson-Fair Haven, Team works (Gold): Tyler Bathalon and Andrew Fitzgerald (both from West Rutland, and Gorilla Communications (Gold): Kylie Sherwood-Malone-Proctor and Andrew Fitzgerald-West Rutland and Allyson Bradley-Proctor
SILVER
Auto Refinishing and Repair (Silver): Kobe Pinkham-Otter Valley, Job Skills Demo A(Silver): Allyson Bradley-Proctor High School, Medical Math (Silver): Samantha Lacz-West Rutland, Post Secondary Cosmetology (Silver): Gabrielle Vest-Adult, Teamworks (Silver): Aaron Bates-Rutland High School and David Johnson-Otter Valley, Plumbing (Silver): Joshua Frasier-Otter Valley
BRONZE
Auto Collision Repair Technology (Bronze): Jonathan Severy-Otter Valley, Plumbing (Bronze): Ryan Taylor-Fair Haven
*The Gold Medalists traveling to Kansas City, Missouri for the National Skills USA Competition are Courtney Patterson, Tyler Bathalon, Kobe Pinkham, and Andrew Fitzgerald