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When Grain Valley senior Carson Shellito's name was called for second place in the SkillsUSA State Mobile Electronics Installation competition, the students cheered. When senior Isaac Pittman's name was called for first place, the cheers grew louder. And when 2023 graduate Tanner Todd was named as the gold medalist for the post-secondary Mobile Electronics contest, the crowd went wild. "It's incredible," Automotive Technology instructor Bill Lieb said. "Our students are building a legacy in that competition, and to hear the entire school cheering them on was just incredible." SkillsUSA is a national workforce development organization for nearly 400,000 students across the United States, ranging from middle school to college. Emphasis is placed on being career-ready, from training and competing in industry competitions to becoming proficient in skills like professional communication, public speaking and customer service. Over 60 CTC students traveled to this year's state competition at State Technical College in Linn, Missouri. Students achieved a total of 23 medals, with four medalists qualifying to compete at SkillsUSA Nationals this summer. The contests are rigorous. Students are graded on performances in everything from administering CPR during an emergency and setting up ladders for a fire to handling multiple clients in a tense customer service scenario. In the case of Mobile Electronics, students are graded on multiple stations, including a written exam, installing consumer electronic equipment in a mobile environment, and a job interview. Isaac will have the chance to compete in the secondary category at Nationals in June, while CTC and Grain Valley graduate Tanner Todd will compete in the post-secondary category. Todd achieved the gold medal in 2023 in the secondary competition and the gold medal in 2024 in the post-secondary competition, making him number one in the nation. "They worked so hard and we couldn't be prouder of them," shares SkillsUSA CTC Lead Advisor Jamie Bergsieker. "Not just the work they put into the contests, but the way they helped each practice, offered words of encouragement when their peers were stressed or disappointed, cheering each other on. We truly have a fantastic group of students." Grain Valley CTC Medalists
 Tanner Todd (second from left), Isaac Pittman (middle), and Carson Shellito (second from right). Photo credit: CTC  Benjamin Page (pictured right) received a bronze medal in Masonry Tech Info. Photo credit: CTC  Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl medalists. Photo credit: CTC  Comments are closed.
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