Thirteen Bossier Parish Community College students will be competing at the national SkillsUSA competition this summer after winning gold medals at the state level.
BPCC won gold in nine categories; silver in seven categories; and bronze in five categories. In total, 29 students won awards in various categories, including advertising design, medical terminology, photography and welding.
"Competitions like this provide unique incentive for students to further refine their skills outside of the classroom environment and then to measure their development against other high performing students,” says Jim Boyter, BPCC’s SkillsUSA chapter advisor. “The diverse group representing BPCC this year will demonstrate the world-class training that our students receive."
More than 200 regional medalists from across the Louisiana Community and Technical College System competed in various work skill categories in the 2022 SkillsUSA State competition at the Downtown Alexandria campus March 28 – April 1. Those winning gold medals advance to the national competition at the National Leadership and Skills Conference, scheduled for June 20-24 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Below is the list of BPCC student winners:
Gold Medal winners:
- Advertising Design – Kimberly Conley
- Audio/Radio Production Team – Jon Metoyer & Nathan Dare
- Digital Cinema Production Team – Mariano Delgado & DeFranklin Pratt
- Engineering Tech/Design Team – Ethan Morris, KegalJoe Burrill & Benjamin Allen
- Medical Terminology – Bethany Churchill
- Photography – Kendall Reynolds
- Principles of Engineering – David McCullough
- Related Technical Math – Cameron Ytzen
- State T-shirt Design – Oliver Love
Silver Medal winners:
- Advertising Design – Joonsoo Jeong
- Digital Cinema Production Team – Cidney LaCour & Sarah Jefferson
- Photography – Eric Hull
- Principles of Engineering – Gregory Hubbart
- State T-shirt Design – Aubrey Stroud
- Welding – Logan McDowell
- Welding Fabrication Team – Chase Chadick, Matthew Fairbanks & Logan McDowell
Bronze Medal winners:
- Advertising Design – Timothy Carter
- Digital Cinema Production Team – Gregory Hicks & Dalton Lemoine
- Medical Terminology – Kelli Jordan
- Photography – Michael Ehle
- Related Technical Math – Benjamin Allen