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Lincoln County students honored for SkillsUSA state win and Young Georgia Authors accomplishments
Summary
At its March 2026 meeting the Lincoln County School Board recognized SkillsUSA competitors including state sheet‑metal winner Grace Quarrels, who will advance to nationals, and presented Young Georgia Authors grade‑level winners with certificates and public readings of their work.
At the Lincoln County School Board’s March 2026 meeting, board members and district staff recognized local students for recent competitive and literary achievements.
Presenter speaker 3 introduced the SkillsUSA competitors and announced that Grace Quarrels placed first in the state sheet‑metal competition and will compete at the national SkillsUSA event in early June. Speaker 3 said, “She actually took first place and she’s going to the Nationals,” and praised the students’ work and the broader learning experience they had at the career expo and awards events.
The board also heard readings from the Young Georgia Authors winners across grade levels. Presenter speaker 8 named the winners and read excerpts of their pieces, from kindergarten rhymes to 12th‑grade short fiction and poetry. The presentations included a range of genres and topics (examples announced in the meeting: Rhymeen Smith, Robert Henry Pickrell, Isabel Jones, Caroline Smalley, Kylie Bagley, Baylen Robertson, Diane Dorn), and the board applauded the students and thanked parents and teachers for support.
Why it matters: the recognitions highlight extracurricular pathways (career and technical competitions, student writing programs) that district staff say support career exploration and literacy development in Lincoln County schools.
The board concluded the item with brief congratulations and moved on to the next agenda items.
