The 2016 SkillsUSA competition was loaded with impressive displays of student ingenuity and knowledge.

The annual contest allows students who are pursuing CTE courses to go head-to-head with peers from other high schools. This year’s winners include:

Automotive Technology – Overall High School Placement

1st Place – Hunter High
2nd Place – Cottonwood High
2rd Place – Skyline High

Automotive Technology – Overall Student Placement

1st Place – Fernando Alvarado Diaz, Hunter High
2nd Place – Tayler Nielson, Cottonwood High
3rd Place – Alek Arpero, Hunter High

Cabinet Making/Woods

1st Place – Trevor Brimley, Cyprus High
2nd Place – Teremce Garcia, Cyprus High
3rd Place – Trevor Heywood, Granger High

Collision Repair

1st Place – Grant Johnson, Granger High
2nd Place – Bryan Magallanes, Granger High

Mobile Robotics

1st Place – Team A: Kyle Beckstrom & Deven Hammer
2nd Place – Team B: Terry Bulfer & Jess Hernandez-Bailey

Photography

1st Place – Madeline Buhler, Granger High
2nd Place – McKaida Davies, Granger High
3rd Place – Amina Hamadi, Granger High

Plumbing

1st Place – Jason Pratt, Hunter High
2nd Place – Deston Chatwin, Granger High
3rd Place – Casey Fehr, Skyline High

Welding

1st Place – Tyson Isom, Granger High
2nd Place – Medard Mutabaruke