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(Left to right) Maria Serrano, Maggie Hudgens, Adrianna Slater, Charlee Bell, Angelina Sher, Emily Haga, Raymond Cabarcas, Eric Parkhurst, Mason Day, Lori Gallup and Elizabeth Soisouvanh.

University of ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ - Fort Smith students, including those in the Western ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ Technical Center at ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ, won a total of 15 medals – nine of them gold medals – in the 2018 ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ SkillsUSA Championships.

 

Awards were given in the secondary and post-secondary division, and included gold, silver and bronze medals for first, second and third places.

 

WATC Award Winners

 

Booneville: Maggie Hudgens, Waldron High School, gold in First Aid/CPR.

 

Fort Smith: Raymond Cabarcas, Northside High School, silver in Medical Terminology; Maria Gutierrez-Sanchez, Northside High School, silver in Preschool Teaching Assistant; and Joselina Roman, Northside High School, bronze in Preschool Teaching Assistant.

 

Van Buren: Kevin Head, Van Buren High School, gold in Preschool Teaching Assistant.

 

Waldron: Mason Day, Waldron High School, gold in Health Knowledge Bowl (team of 4); Lori Gallup, Waldron High School, gold in Health Knowledge Bowl (team of 4); Emily Haga, Waldron High School, silver in Health Occupations Professional Portfolio; Eric Parkhurst, Waldron High School, gold in Health Knowledge Bowl (team of 4); Angelina Sher, Waldron High School, gold in Health Knowledge Bowl (team of 4); Adrianna Slater, Waldron High School, silver in Basic Healthcare Skills; and Elizabeth Soisouvanh, Waldron High School, bronze in Medical Math.

 

ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ Award Winners

 

Fort Smith: Charlee Bell, gold in Criminal Justice; Elizabeth Chrisman, gold in Medical Terminology; and Debbie Robertson, gold in Medical Math.

 

In addition to the medals, WATC gold medal winners receive a four-year $1,000 scholarship to attend ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ.

 

SkillsUSA is a national organization for both high school and college students. The organization is designed to provide quality educational experiences for students enrolled in technical, skilled and service programs.

 

The Western ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ Technical Center at ºÚË¿ÄÚÉäÊÓƵ is an area secondary center serving a five-county area. WATC provides area high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to earn college credits in automotive technology, computer-aided drafting and design, criminal justice, early childhood education, electronics technology, engineering, graphic design, health sciences, information technology and welding technology.

 

Credits: 
Article by Sarah Green, WATC program coordinator
Date Posted: 
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Source URL: 
https://news.uafs.edu/0
Story ID: 
4975