opens IMAGE file Front row, left to right: Cynthia Malagon, Jennifer Cancinos (Model 2nd place Post-secondary Nail Care), Amanda Luzano (Model 3rd place Post-secondary Nail Care), Jeanna Bemis Back row, left to right: Caitlyn Werner, Joshua Roach, Quantesia Smith (3rd place Post-secondary Nail Care), Stormy Bennett (3rd Place Secondary Nail Care), Caleb Jensen (3rd Place Post-Secondary Advertising Design), Tatiana Borges (2nd place Post-secondary Nail Care), Liz Peters, Lacey Price, Terisa LeClair (Model 3rd place Secondary Nail Care), Mariah Wright (Post-secondary Technical Computer Applications)
Showcase your skills and win a medal! Lake Technical Center’s SkillsUSA winners are wearing their competition medals with pride! Lake Tech’s career and technical education students experienced success at the SkillsUSA Florida State Leadership and Skills competitions held in Pensacola, April 30 – May 2. Lake Technical Center is pleased to announce the following postsecondary competition winners: Mariah Wright, 2nd place, Technical Computer Application; Caleb Wayne Jensen, 3rd place, Advertising Design; Tatiana Borges, 2nd place, Nail Care; and Quantesia Smith, 3rd place, Nail Care. Stormy Bennett won 3rd place in the secondary Nail Care competition. Mariah Wright will compete in Kansas City, June 25th-27th at the 48th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference.
SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers, high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. It was formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America). SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.
SkillsUSA serves more than 313,000 students and instructors annually and answers the call of American industry by helping to produce better-prepared employees for the technical workforce. The organization has 13,000 school chapters in 54 state and territorial associations. More than 16,500 instructors and administrators are professional members of SkillsUSA. Florida has 6 regions with more than 11,000 members,