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High school, college students compete in annual SkillsUSA conference
Students compete in cabinet making during the SkillsUSA Montana State Leadership and Skills Conference at Montana State University-Northern.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cody Saranto, who graduated from Plains High School in 2006, gives the Keynote Address Monday during the opening of the SkillsUSA Montana State Leadership and Skills Conference at Montana State University-Northern. Saranto, who was assigned to the 2nd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team in Yorktown, Va., and was deployed in Bahrain and Kuwait, is assigned to the Recruiting Station in Seattle and serving as the Marine Corps representative in Bozeman.
The audience, which includes 370 students from 30 Montana high schools and two colleges, listen Monday in the Armory Gymnasium at Northern during the opening ceremonies of the SkillsUSA Montana State Leadership and Skills Conference.
A total of 379 students from 30 Montana high schools - including several on the Hi-Line - took part in the SkillsUSA competition at Montana State University-Northern this week.
Thousands of dollars in prizes were given out to students who took part in 36 competitions;
Sgt. Cody Saranto, a U.S. Marine Corps Infantryman who graduated from Plains High School in 2006, was the keynote speaker for the event.
He gave an inspiring talk. He has been deployed in Bahrain and Kuwait, and is now the Marine Corps recruiter in Bozeman.
"Northern has been part of SkillsUSA since 1972, and has hosted 44 of the 45 state conferences," said Greg Kegel, MSU-Northern Chancellor. "MSU-Northern strives every year to provide a host of practical team and individual competitions. In the last five years we have really expanded the number of competitions that promote leadership as opposed to just technical skills. We present the winners with scholarships to Northern, and they are often among the best students on our campus."
Since its beginning, SkillsUSA, has been a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure that America continues to have skilled workers joining the workforce. The national organization has served more than 11.2 million members since its founding in 1965.
Among the Hi-Line winners in this year's competition are:
Automotive Service Technology - College/Postsecondary
Bronze: Nathan Baird, MSU-Northern
Diesel Equipment Technology - College/Postsecondary
Bronze: Christopher Brekke, MSU-Northern
Welding - College/Postsecondary
Bronze: Joe Vernon, MSU-Northern
Technical Computer Applications - High School
Gold: Cade Chvilicek, North Star High School
Silver: Peytan King, North Star High School
Bronze: Sheridan Spicher, North Star High School
Extemporaneous Speaking - High School
Bronze: Kiera Miller, North Star High School
Extemporaneous Speaking - College/Postsecondary
Gold: Carlie Rembold, MSU-Northern
Silver: Charlie Smartt, MSU-Northern
Opening and Closing Ceremonies - High School
Gold: C. Chvilicek, P. King, M. Kurtz, S. Pena, J. Snow, J. Wicks, N. Kurtz, Team B, North Star High School
Power Equipment Technology - High School
Bronze: Zach Frahm, Havre High School
Quiz Bowl - High School
Bronze: P. Peterson, S. Shea, G. Spicher, S. Spicher, M. Helmbrecht, G. Spinler, Team 1, North Star High School
Job Interview - High School
Gold: Samantha Pestee, North Star High School
Job Interview - College/Postsecondary
Gold: Joe Vernon, MSU-Northern
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