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Students Compete at SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference



The excitement of students and the whirring of tools could be heard in the State Farm Conference Center in Atlanta, GA, during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. For one week over the summer, the arena, which is the size of three football fields, was filled with over 12,000 people, including 11 students from Salt Lake Technical College or SLTC. Salt Lake Technical College encompasses short-term, low-cost technical programs at Salt Lake Community College.

Having previously won at the state level, these SLTC students traveled with their SkillsUSA advisors to showcase their skills and knowledge at the National Leadership and Skills Conference. Over the weeklong competition, nearly 7,000 students tested their job-ready skills in 108 categories with individual and team events. Students gave hands-on demonstrations measured by industry standards, completed online tests, and were evaluated on their resumes and interview skills.

Out of the 11 students that competed, 10 SLTC competitors finished in the top five in their respective categories, and three brought home medals. Andrew Harmes took second place in Collison Damage Appraisal and Total Loss. Bryson Adams and Blair Daines brought home third place medals, Bryson in Automotive Service Technology and Blair Daines in Photography.

Other competitors included:

  • Jordan Johnson: 4th place in Team Carpentry
  • Collin James: 4th place in Team Electrical
  • Scipio Spinks: 4th place in Team Masonry
  • Ryan Morgan: 4th place in Team Plumbing
  • Thomas Holzhouser: 4th place in Aviation Maintenance
  • Steven Fowler: 4th place in Collision Repair Technology
  • Preston Short: 5th place in Masonry
  • Alexa Saldana: 15th place Automotive Refinishing Technology


SkillsUSA provides educational programs, events, and competitions to support career and technical education. Their goal is to help students, teachers, and industry partners work together to ensure we have skilled workers to meet the demands of the workforce.


“I am very proud of how our students represented SLCC and their programs. They competed against the best career and technical education students in the nation,” said SkillsUSA Program Manager Celesta Roskelley.


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