California SkillsUSA Regional Contests were held virtually during the months of Jan. & Feb. 2023. PRHS had 117 students registered for the Conference. Contests were on Saturdays beginning in mid-January and ending in February. Contestants competed in 29 different contests throughout this time. Typically the contestants sent in a resume, took a SkillsUSA Essentials quiz, took competency tests in their contest content, and performed their contests task virtually, either live or recorded. On February 23, the contest's results were released.
PRHS contestants received 22 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals, and 8 Bronze Medals. These students will compete at the California State Conference on April 13 - 16 at the Ontario Conference Center. They will compete against the other five Regions of California. The Gold Medalists at the State Conference will attend the National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in June.
The Gold Medalists:
Kalani Gaviola - 20 Second Elevator
Kyle Dart - Aviation Maintenance
Jon Scholl - Computer Programming
Georgia Abreu, Olivia Wright, Sofia Cortes - Health Services
Devon Kinder, Harmony Houdyshell, Tiana Fauset - Human Services
Ashlee Holt - Early Childhood Education
Lexi Keller - Health Occupations Professional
Wade Willis - Internetworking
Jess Conover - Marine Service
Kameron Paine - Mobile electronics
Carsen Bizzell - Motorcycle Services
Brian Rowins - Plumbing
Nicholas Woodard - Practical Nursing
Lucy Pritchard - Prepared Speech
Gwenyth Lemon - Related Tach. Math
Sayaka Nakashima - Tech. Computer Application
Ella Bishop - Telecommunications Cabling
Jayleen Arroyo, Logan Brand - Web Design
The Silver Medalists:
Phoenix Hart - Computer Programming
Junior Victoriano - Customer Service
Abigail Williams - Early Childhood Education
Ian Winstead - Intro. Woodworking
Connor Chadwick - Marine Service
Laura Rodriguez Verduzco - Nurse Assisting
Miles Hollen - Plumbing
Kaci Wagner - Power Equipment Tech.
Madalyn Williams - Practical Nursing
Justin Fogo - Tech. computer Applications
Angel Santiago - Telecommunications Cabling
Dylan Lewis, Max Lewis - Web Design
The Bronze Medalists:
Maxon Brown - Carpentry
Breille Burt - Customer Service
Ava Lovelace - Early Childhood Education
Logan Gard - Intro. Woodworking
Tegan Henretty - Job Interview
Kacie Callahan - Job Skill Demonstration A
Zachary Gelos - Plumbing
Justin Haggmark - Telecommunications Cabling
The remaining qualifying students were in 4th or 5th place in Region 2 contests. All of these students have prepared for these contests in their Career Technical Education courses. PRHS is one of the leading Technical Education High Schools on the Central Coast. Many of the SkillsUSA students are Honors students. Many of the Seniors will be Career Technical Education (CTE) and SkillsUSA Honor Cord recipients.
The Paso Robles community of businesses and individuals has financially supported SkillsUSA for the past 20 years. If you would like to support the PRHS SkillsUSA program, donations can be made to the non-profit foundation, SkillsUSA Chpt. 211. The PRHS SkillsUSA Donor Appreciation Dinner will be on April 27, 2023. The Dinner will be at the Ravine Water Park, Airport Rd., and Highway 46 East at 6:00 p.m.
For information on how you can become a SkillsUSA Donor:
Contact:
| Randy Canaday | |
| Donations address: | |
| SkillsUSA Chpt. 211 | |
| 4025 Dry Creek Rd. | |
| Paso Robles, CA 93446 | |
| Cell: 805-674-4170 | |
| [email protected] |