GNTC students win medals at Skillsusa national competition
Georgia Northwestern Technical College students had an outstanding performance at the 2022 Skillsusa National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 2024, in Atlanta.
GNTC competed in four categories and took home two medals: one silver and one bronze.
Highlights from Skillsusa National include winning the silver medal in the Teamworks team construction category and the bronze in Medical Assisting. Seven students represented GNTC and the State of Georgia in the national competition.
“After two years of cancellations and virtual competitions, it was great for our students to be able to participate in a face-to-face national competition,” said Missy Mclain, Skillsusa advisor for GNTC. “This experience allowed students from all over the United States to engage with each other and showcase their skills for everyone to see.”
“I am very proud of the students representing Georgia Northwestern Technical College at the Skillsusa national competition,” said Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president. “Skillsusa showcases
the best technical education students in the nation. Last week, our students showcased their skills and knowledge in each of their areas of expertise. The students and advisors worked many hours preparing to compete for the national competition, and I congratulate each one for their success.”
Listed below are competitors representing GNTC including the competition, student’s name and county of residence:
Silver
Teamworks (team competition): Leonardo Garcia, Whitfield County; Trey Posey, Gordon County; Tyler West, Walker County; and Finn White, Gordon County
Bronze
Medical Assisting: Ashley Floyd, Gordon County
Also representing GNTC were Gordon County resident Will Holden in Carpentry and Floyd County resident Edgar Perez Ramos in Industrial Motor Control.
This is the third year in a row and the fourth time that GNTC’S Teamworks team has medaled at the SkillSUSA national competition.
The team took home the gold medal at the 2020 and 2021 competitions and also won the bronze medal in 2016.
In the Skillsusa Georgia statewide competition, the team has won the gold medal six years in a row.