Students from the Area Vocational Program did an outstanding job at the State SkillsUSA competition in Denver on  April 16 and 17.  Those students who placed first qualified to compete at the National SkilsUSA competition in Kansas City, Missouri June 21-26. PPCC winners in various categories are:

TECHNICAL COMPETITIONS

Broadcast News
1st Place Team
Brittney Cooth, Harrison High School
Arlen Keyte, Manitou Springs High School
Terry Lee, Manitou Springs High School
Jennifper Pasteur, Woodland Park High School

Crime Scene Investigation
1st Place Team
Ben Andrews, Mesa Ridge High School
Jonathon Steel, Edison High School
Shane Reed, Miami Yoder High School

Criminal Justice
1st Place – Sheldon Vanderpool, Lewis Palmer High School
2nd Place – Anthony Jaccard, Lewis Palmer High School
3rd Place – Anthony Puga, Miami Yoder High School

Diesel Equipment Technology
1st Place – Jason Luck – Falcon High School
2nd Place – Justin Carpenter, Calhan High School

Pre-School Teaching Assistant
1st Place – Kelsey Barr, Fountain- Fort Carson High School
2nd Place – Michelle Mease, Calhan High School

Technical Drafting
1st Place – Phillip Oransky, Transition, District 11

Welding
2nd Place – Logan Orr, Woodland Park High School
3rd Place – Codie Vahsholtz, Woodland Park

LEADERSHIP COMPETITIONS

Chapter Display
2nd Place: Christina Karg, Harrison High School
3rd Place: Shane Reed, Miami Yoder High School, Ben Andrews, Mesa Ridge High School, Jonathon Steel, Edison High School

First Aid/CPR
1st Place – Aileen Ritchie, Fountain-Fort Carson High School

Job Skill Demo A
2nd Place – Ian Galland, Peyton High School
3rd Place – Justin Jay, Lorraine

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1st Place
Erika Phinney, Sand Creek High School
Aileen Ritchie, Fountain-Fort Carson High School
Sheldon Vanderpool-Lewis Palmer High School