More than 1,700 students, including more than 40 from Southeast Community College and The Career Academy, attended the 2018 State Leadership and Skills Conference in Grand Island and took part in more than 140 hands-on contests.

SkillsUSA is a national student organization that serves trade, industrial, technical, and health occupation students in high schools and college/technical schools. It provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and character development. 

A number of students from Southeast Community College and The Career Academy came home with medals. More than 250 students will head to Nationals in Kentucky June 25-29.

Winners from SCC and TCA

• Additive Manufacturing - College/Technical

         2^nd Place: Rachel Holder, Lauri Johnson

         3^rd Place: Tanner McDuffee, David Thelen

• Automotive Service Technology - College/Technical

         2^nd Place: Andrew Spangler

         3^rd Place: Kale Smith

• CNC Milling Specialist - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Even Peterson     

         2^nd Place: Robert Brooks

• CNC Technician - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Jack Winemiller

         2^nd Place: Johnathon Mounce

• CNC Turning Specialist - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Broderick Harms

• Commercial Baking - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Cassie Belling

         2^nd Place: Alexis Varndell

         3^rd Place: Nga Nguyen     

• Computer Programming

         1^st Place: Leland Smith, TCA     

• Culinary Arts

         1^st Place - Hanna Christiansen, TCA

         2^nd Place - Trenton Kriz, TCA

• Culinary Arts - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Kevin Carrillo

         2^nd Place: Hae-Sung Chu

         3^rd Place: Kelsey Coyle

• Customer Service - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Peyton Schmidt

• Diesel Equipment Technology - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Ryan Callies

• Firefighting - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Josh Forrest

         2^nd Place: Bryan Hennig

         3^rd Place: Justin Matthes

• Job Skill Demonstration A

         1^st Place: Chase Stanley, TCA

         3^rd Place: Fatima Ayal, TCA

• Masonry

         1^st Place: Sachi Baeta, TCA

• Motorcycle Service Technology - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Jesse Worrell

         3^rd Place: Josh Atanasu

• Technical Drafting - College/Technical

        2^nd Place: Craig Spilker

• Welding Fabrication - College/Technical

         2^nd Place: Brody Baer, Kyle Huxhold, Parker Micek

• Welding Sculpture - College/Technical

2^nd Place: Alex Callaway

• Precision Machining Technology - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Jacob Redinger

         3^rd Place: Lane West

• Technical Team Problem Solving - College/Technical

         1^st Place: Jack Winemiller, Gustave Reiser, Craig Spilker, Matthew Kucera, Tanner McDuffee

         2^nd Place: Josh Forrest, Bryan Hennig, Justin Matthes, Alexis Varndell, Shaelee Luebbe

• State Only Welding - GTAW

         2^nd Place: Jason Eppens, TCA

• State Only Welding: OAW

         3^rd Place: Micaiah Wooten, TCA