Peter Poranski (second from
left) won a Benelli Super Nova shotgun in a raffle held
by the Watauga High School SkillsUSA chapter. Pictured
with Poranski are SkillsUSA students Zach Cook, Ryan Winkler,
Adam Bowen and Todd Arnette. The shotgun was donated by
A&S Pawn & Gun. Jennifer Belew of Vilas won a
wind chime constructed by the high school welding class.
Photos submitted
Watauga High School’s
SkillsUSA attended the state conference in Greensboro
April 21-23. Among the winners were Daniel Miller, first
place in Automotive Service Technology for the N.C. Auto
Dealers Association; Jessica Lawrence, first place in
Automotive Service Technology for the N.C. Auto Dealers
Association; Chris Welch, sixth place in the Ford/AAA
Competition; Alden Mast, first place in Automotive Service
Technology for SkillsUSA; Justin Cox, second place in
Diesel Service Technology; Austin Story, fifth place in
Diesel Service Technology; and Adam Bowen, fourth place
in Marine Service Technology. Not pictured is Cole Campbell,
who won sixth place in the Ford/AAA Competition. The SkillsUSA
teams won $87,000 in prizes and scholarships this year,
with Lawrence and Miller placing third in the National
Automotive Technology Competition in New York. Mast will
compete in national competitions in June. Class instructors
are Larry Jones and Jim Lusk. Photo
by Scott Nicholson
Watauga High School students
who received 32 hours of Huskins college credit in the
Automotive Technology program also graduated from Caldwell
Community College & Technical Institute. (Standing,
L-R): Chris Welch, Daniel Miller, Jessica Lawrence, Adam
Bunton, Allen Russell, Austin Story, Justin Cox, Alden
Mast, Dylan Proffill, Adam Bunton, John Reynolds. (Sitting):
Patrick Smith and instructors Jim Lusk and Larry Jones.
Watauga High School’s
SkillsUSA Cosmetology program brushed up in various vocational
areas during the April conference in Greensboro. Competitors
included (L-R) Sara Guinn, Heather Watson, Kendra Fletcher,
Katherine McCard and Haley Hartley. McCard took fourth
place in men’s haircutting, while Kristen Sanders
(not pictured) took fifth place in Cosmetology Skills.
Sanders, McCard, Guinn, Watson and Hartley took first
place in the Cosmetology Quiz Bowl. Photo submitted
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