Technology center students participate in spring competitions
CHOCTAW — For students at Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center, spring semester means preparing for competitions.
On March 8, the Tech Adult Administrative Team and the Network Design Team won first place in their respective categories at the Business Professionals of America state leadership conference.
Business Professionals of America is the leading career and technical student organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and related career fields.
Among the post-secondary business program students who competed as part of the winning administrative support team were William Johnson, Jamie Klien, Rachel Hickey and Kara Cantrell.
These students also placed among the top 10 in individual contests. Johnson placed second in spreadsheet fundamentals, Klien placed fifth in integrated office applications, and Hickey placed sixth in college accounting.
Secondary students who placed in individual contests were Jesse Ogle from Jones High School, third place in advanced word processing; and Emily Green from Choctaw High School, who placed sixth in fundamental accounting.
Computer repair and technology students Logan Richardson, Jacob Daugherty and Tanner Gibson made up the winning network design team.
Other Eastern Oklahoma County Tech students will be competing this month in the State SkillsUSA Competition. Students include Marley Smith and Mackinsey Mitchell in Web design; Audrey Preuninger and Nicholas Phineberger in 3-D animation; adult students Alex Nasalenko and Gary Williams in game development; and high school students Sierra Terry, Brendan Pelfrey, Jordan Cochran and Merrick Frichot in game development.
Photography and digital media students competing in State SkillsUSA include Rosie Opichka, Claire Nelson, Brook Reed, Cyndnee Fernandez, Brianna Lucas and Carissa Walker in photography; Darin Chapin, Anna Brown, Logan Bacon, Victoria Robinson in digital cinema; and John Rhineberger and Dakotah Easley in TV production.
Angelica Henderson will compete in auto service technology, and welding students Keith Leistner, Dalton Woody and Mason Haynie will compete as well.