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Jackson County students win 48 SkillsUSA medals; Skyline’s Mikaela Amador honored as state triple-jump champion
Summary
The Jackson County Board of Education recognized a Skyline senior who won a state title in the triple jump and congratulated dozens of SkillsUSA medalists, including a record delegation bound for nationals in Atlanta.
The Jackson County Board of Education on Monday recognized Skyline High School senior Mikaela Amador as the school’s first individual female state champion in the triple jump and honored dozens of students who won medals at the SkillsUSA state competition.
During the recognition portion of the meeting, a central office presenter said, “We took 74 students all the way to the other end of the state from Mobile for SkillsUSA State. And they did an absolutely phenomenal job ... to my calculation, we came home with 48 total medals, out of the 74 that went. ... Out of that, the gold medalists go to Nationals and we have 23 students, which is a record, going to Nationals to compete June in Atlanta, Georgia.”
Mikaela Amador, a senior at Skyline High School, was introduced to the board after the agenda approval. Board members noted she won gold in the triple jump and placed third in the long jump. A track coach who spoke at the meeting said, “I was very proud of Makayla. Like you said, this is a really big accomplishment for Skyline and for her. This is actually her first year ever running track. ... we're just so awesome. Happy to see the progress that she's made.”
The board and staff named numerous SkillsUSA medalists and teams representing Jackson County Schools across career and technical fields — from automated manufacturing and CNC milling to cosmetology and healthcare skills. The presenter listed multiple winning teams and individuals and emphasized instructor involvement: “When you come back with over half of the ones you take, that that come back with a medal, really means a lot to not only their homeschool, Jackson County ... but the job our instructors do and the jobs and the work that the students put in.”
Other students recognized included Olivia Parker, noted as an outstanding nursing student who signed with UNA’s early nursing program and who served as State SkillsUSA treasurer; Lainie Summers, gold medalist in action skills; and Sienna Stewart, cosmetology gold medalist.
Board members and staff invited medalists and families to a photo on the courthouse steps immediately after the meeting and noted most national qualifiers will compete in Atlanta in June. The board did not take any policy action related to the recognitions; the items were ceremonial.
