The SkillsUSA chapters from Holmes Community College's Goodman and Ridgeland campuses successfully competed in the 2019 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference held April 8-10 in Jackson. The winners were recognized during a ceremony on April 10 at the Jackson Marriott. Overall, Holmes took home 13 awards: eight from the Goodman Campus and five from Ridgeland.
Goodman SkillsUSA students Corey Boone, Audrey Elmore, Reed Hasty, Devin Leal, Yernita Parham, Jada Ware and Hallie Westbrook performed the official opening ceremony for the meeting; an honor bestowed on them for winning first place in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies category. Lyndsey Williams also took home a first place in Nail Care, with Katelyn Powers as her model.
Other Goodman students brought home medals, as well. Mailey Melton placed second in Cosmetology; Chloe Clark won second in Esthetics; William Montgomery won second in Major Appliance & Refrigeration; Mason Harris, second in Carpentry; Michael Hood, second in Job Skill Demonstration A, and Logan Burchfield, Nathan Cagle and Jon William Garrett took home second for Welding Fabrication.
Ridgeland Campus student Edalit Viveros won first place in Related Technical Math. Additionally, Kasey Bruckner placed second in Job Interview Skills; Mayson Reeves, second in Extemporaneous Speaking; Tyler Thrash, third in Job Skill Demonstration Open and Hilton Ladner, third in Information Technology Services.
The first place winners will be traveling to the 55th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference held June 24-28 in Louisville, Kentucky.
For more information about SkillsUSA on the Ridgeland Campus, contact Heather Mooney at hmooney@holmescc.edu. For information about the Goodman chapter, contact Will Alexander at walexander@holmescc.edu.
