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Jackson River Technical Center students traveled to Virginia Beach April 12-13 for the annual SkillsUSA competition.
SkillsUSA Virginia is the student organization for students enrolled in career and technical occupations in Virginia’s high schools and community colleges.
JRTC student competitors included Morgan McClung, Nick Mann, Macyn Carter (carpentry); Ryan Whiting (welding); and Xavier Reid (culinary arts).
With 129 contests and over 200 competitors, JRTC students performed strong in their clusters.
In high school welding, Ryan Whiting won the state gold medal (advisor, Jamie Huffman).
In high school cabinet making, Macyn Carter won the state gold medal, and Nick Mann earned third place (advisor, Jimmy Fridley).
Fridley said, “I am so very proud of each one of these students, as they handled themselves with class. We had so much fun, and I am thankful for the memories.”
Jackson River Technical Center is the vocational education facility for Alleghany County.
The center has eight programs dedicated to developing workplace skills, personal skills and technical skills grounded in academics.
For more information on Jackson River Technical Center programs or course offerings, call 540-862-1803, or visit the JRTC Facebook page.
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Members of the Jackson River Technical Center’s SkillsUSA team competed in the annual state competition, held in April in Virginia Beach. Participating students included, from left, Morgan McClung, carpentry; Nick Mann, carpentry, third place, cabinet making; Ryan Whiting, welding, state gold metal, and Macyn Carter, carpentry, state gold metal, cabinet making. Not pictured is Xavier Reid, culinary arts. Jackson River Technical Center is the vocational education facility for Alleghany County. For more information on JRTC programs, call 862-1803. (Photo Courtesy JRTC/SkillsUSA)
