LENOIR, NC (May 1, 2019) — As students successfully prepare for the workplace and learn employability skills through high school Career Technical Education (CTE) courses, they also have the opportunity to enter industry-designed competitions organized through SkillsUSA.
High school students at Hibriten, West Caldwell, South Caldwell and the Caldwell Career Center Middle College participated in the North Carolina SkillsUSA competition with 20 top 10 finishers and two state champions. Riley McNeil of South Caldwell finished first in Construction Estimating and Caleb Crisp, senior at WCHS, won the state championship in plumbing for the third consecutive year. Crisp will compete at the national SkillsUSA competition this summer in Louisville, Kentucky.
Congratulations to the following CTE students:
Caldwell Career Center Middle College:
Adobe Video Design – Garrett Lawrence – 4th place
American Spirit – Emori Lipford, Aaliyah Martin, and Caylan Johnson – 2nd place
Electronics Technology – Zackary Atkins – 2nd place
Engineering Technology & Design – Caleb Chucci, Dorien Honer, and Wesley Yates – 2nd place
Extemporaneous Speaking – Alan Clark – 5th place
Information Technology Services – Amber Atkins – 3rd place
Robotics: Urban Search & Rescue – Isaac Bast and Garrett Barlowe – 4th place
Television (Video) Production – Megan Conley and Jennifer Dominquez – 3rd place
Hibriten High School:
Maggie Willis – Job Interview Competition – 4th place
South Caldwell High School:
Trenton Johnson – Masonry Estimating – 3rd place
Riley McNeil – Construction Estimating – 1st place
Austin Teague- Construction Estimating – 5th place
West Caldwell High School:
Caleb Crisp – Plumbing – 1st Place
Luke Norris – Plumbing – 4th Place