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Career center students win state medals; one places fourth nationally
Summary
Career-center instructors presented state competition results to the board, reporting multiple bronze and silver placings and a freshman who won gold at state and finished fourth at the national level in collision-repair estimating.
An instructor from the Cabell County Schools career center told the board the district's skills team returned from state competitions with multiple medals and one student who finished fourth nationally.
The presenter (identified in the meeting as a career-center instructor) named several students and their events: Madison Shoemaker (construction tool identification, bronze), Rihanna Strickland (braiding and cosmetology, bronze), Colton Bayless (refinish technology, silver), Cash Messinger (job-skill demonstration/cosmetology, silver), Tristan Higginbottom (HVAC, silver) and a freshman who won gold in estimating for collision repair and later finished fourth at nationals in Atlanta.
The instructor said the national-level trip included competitors from all 50 states and U.S. territories, and that the gold-medalist student could not attend tonight's meeting because he was showing animals at the fair. The presenter invited leaders and parents to join for photographs and thanked several staff members and instructors who support career programs.
The board and superintendent offered praise for the students and the program. Vice members and other board members called the achievements "fantastic," and one board member emphasized that participation and experience are valuable whether or not students pursue the skill as a career.
The meeting moved on to other agenda items after the recognition; no formal board action was taken on the awards portion of the meeting.
