Apalachee SkillsUSA Students Place in Region Competitions

On January 27, 2022, twenty Apalachee High School students along with advisors Amanda Pugh and William Wingfield attended the in-person SkillsUSA Georgia Region 2 Competitions at the North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville, Georgia. This year, our members competed in 9 out of 22 competitions held at the Region Competitions.

2nd Place (and advancing to State)

Zoe Bishop; Gracie Covington; Nicole Fernandez; Angelina Garcia Hayley Fleming - Quiz Bowl

3rd Place: (and advancing to State)

Job Demonstration Open – Ell Contreras (CSI Cast Mold and Impressions)

Broadcast News Video placed in the top 16 in the state

Cyara Bradford

Cynthia Rivera

Hailey Ruiz

Ka’Niyah Swan

The following students also competed and displayed their skills at the Region Competition:

Colton Whaley – Extemporaneous Speaking

Erin Padinor-Okeyre – First Aid/CPR

Jake Parzanese – Job Interview

Ashley Villagomez – Job Demonstration A (CSI Lifting Fingerprints)

Alexa Manciallas – Prepared Speech

Kemon Yang – Pin Design

We are so proud of our members and their leadership abilities. Johanna Cardona and Hailey Ruiz announced the winners at the Closing Session. Cyara Bradford; Tina Do; Jorge Mancillas; Joy Oladosu; Cynthia Quartermaine and Ka’Niyah Swan demonstrated professionalism by awarding contestants with medals and plaques on-stage. A special thank you to Mr. Wingfield’s Audio Video Tehncology and Film members, Cheyenne Yang for taking photographs and videos at the competitions. This event is a group effort and it is amazing to see our students support one another.