Mid-America Technology Center students recently competed at the annual Oklahoma SkillsUSA Skills Championships and Leadership Conference in Tulsa. They joined other students from across Oklahoma to compete in more than 100 contests.
The following MATC students placed on the state level.
Elmore City: Emily Teakell, Gold – Floral Design, Horticulture Technician
Lindsay: Landen Holman, Bronze – Carpet Maintenance, Building & Property Maintenance
Maysville: Kegan Brooks, Gold – Cabinetmaking, Residential Carpentry
Paoli: Gunner Manning, Gold – Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Officer
Pauls Valley: Teegan Jones, Gold – Floral Design-Job Readiness, Horticulture Technician, and Gold – Prepared Speech-Job Readiness, Horticulture Technician; Mary Shaw, Silver – Floral Design-Job Readiness, Horticulture Technician
Stratford: Zane Pennington, Silver – ZTR Mower, Building & Property Maintenance; Jaden Alberson, Bronze – ZTR Mower, Building & Property Maintenance
Blanchard: Daniel Clement, Gold – Grounds Equipment Maintenance (postsecondary), Building & Property Maintenance
Bridge Creek: Ruby Bryant, Silver – Horticulture, Horticulture Technician
Dibble: Cody Green-Myers, Bronze – Action Skills, Cyber Security
Lexington: Brady Rillema, Bronze – Automotive Painting & Refinishing, Combination Collision Repair Technician
Little Axe: Emma Price, Silver – Floral Design, Horticulture Technician; Braxton Pickens, Silver – Precision Machining, CNC Machinist
Newcastle: Tyson Shores, Gold – Precision Machining, CNC Machinist; Trinity Hulsey, Bronze – Job Skills Demonstration O, Cyber Security; Dalton Smith, Bronze – Sheet Metal, Residential HVAC Technician
Noble: Emma Birch, Gold – Customer Service, Horticulture Technician
Purcell: Alex Venegas, Gold – Floral Design (postsecondary), Horticulture Technician; Avery Miller, Gold – Horticulture, Horticulture Technician
Washington: Dominik Jackson, Gold – Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber Security; Zachary Rousey, Bronze – Extemporaneous Speaking, Cyber Security
Wayne: Eli Hobson, Gold – Small Engine Parts ID, Building & Property Maintenance; Joseph White, Silver – Standard Riding Mower, Building & Property Maintenance
Keagan Brooks, Gunner Manning, Emma Birch, and Dominik Jackson will be competing in their respective contests at the National SkillsUSA Leadership Conference and Championships, June 21-June 26 in Atlanta, Georgia.
MATC also has two SkillsUSA State Officers, Ryan Sample, president, and Avery Miller, reporter, who will be at this national conference where they will receive officer training and as Oklahoma delegates.
Avery will also participate in a new Landscape Demonstration event held by the National Association of Landscape Professionals Foundation with the intent to have this introduced as a competitive event at National SkillsUSA June 2023.
SkillsUSA is a national student organization that encourages students to develop career and leadership skills. The organization is affiliated with Oklahoma CareerTech System trade and industry education programs offered in high schools and technology centers across the state.
