FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kylie Fanning
February 24, 2016 Public Relations Coordinator
(580) 242-2750, Ext. 226
Autry Students Win
ENID, OKLA. ¾ Students at Autry Technology Center recently competed in various SkillsUSA Regional Skills Contests. Seventeen students won and will be advancing to the State SkillsUSA contest held in April.
Students that won include Jesus Camarena whom won first place in the automotive division. In the Cosmetology division, Minerva Avila won second. Keely Cox and Pattie Escabedo won second in the Nail Care division. Hannah Miller and Brenli Brown won third in the Esthetics division. From the Drafting program, Kris Shanks and Aston Schmidt won first and second, respectively in the Technical Drafting division. Connor Snapp and Jazmin Ramirez won first and fourth, respectively in the Architectural Drafting division. From the HVAC program, Kyle Gamble won first in his division. The Welding team in the Fabrication division won first and included Stetson Edwards, Jeremy Belair and Victor Hernandez. In the Welding division, Adam Spena won first while Kyle Kitchen and Byron Rupp placed second.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. They provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education. SkillsUSA improves the qualityof America’s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training. SkillsUSA is one of three CareerTech Student Organizations (CTSOs) at Autry. One hundred percent of Autry students participate in one of these student organizations.
Autry Technology Center has been a part of the Enid community since 1967 and is one of 29 CareerTech schools across Oklahoma. The center has more than 25 career programs and offers a wide variety of evening and weekend short-term courses and certifications for many diverse career fields. Autry serves nearly 16,000 individuals each year, including many area employees who receive training through the Business and Industry Services Department that works with over 500 local businesses each year.
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