Students from the St. Clair County Technical Education Center earned 31 first-place finishes during the local SkillsUSA competition held Saturday, December 13, in Marysville.
Approximately 130 students competed across 31 career and technical events. Medalists finishing in the top three in each category will advance to regional competition in February.
CTE Director and Principal, Lesley Murphy said about the students, “The competition gives them the opportunity to showcase the career-ready skills they have been developing in their programs, and I’m proud of how they represented themselves, their home schools, and St. Clair TEC.”
More than 30 volunteers served as judges, evaluating student performance and providing detailed feedback to help students continue developing their technical skills.
Competition Results
Automotive Technology
Maintenance and Light Repair
1st Paige Podgorski, Capac
2nd Alexander Vance, Virtual Learning Academy
3rd William Gooding, Port Huron
Automotive Refinishing Technology
1st Keegan Fye, Port Huron Northern
2nd Christian Romano, St. Clair
3rd Joshua Dickinson, Port Huron Northern
Automotive Service Technology
1st Zach Chisholm, Memphis
2nd Alexander Vance, Virtual Learning Academy
3rd Caleb Chase, St. Clair
Collision Repair Technology
Collision Damage Appraisal
1st Keegan Moran, Marysville
Collision Repair Technology
1st Shaylor Anger, Port Huron
2nd Parker Menough, St. Clair
3rd Ethan Staley, Marysville
Construction
Carpentry
1st Logan Langmesser, St. Clair
2nd Ethan Canup, Marysville
3rd Parker Johnson, Port Huron
Electrical Construction Wiring
1st David Long, Yale
2nd Brennan Lohr, St. Clair
3rd Ryan Rector, Yale
Plumbing
1st Jocelyn Cowart, Memphis
2nd Isaiah King, Port Huron Northern
Cosmetology
Cosmetology
1st Hannah Szelog, Marysville
2nd Zody Haywood, Port Huron
3rd Michelle Gore, Port Huron Northern
Mannequin
1st Rose Horn, St. Clair
2nd Kyrstin Pruitt, Blue Water Middle College
3rd Scarlett Stone, Port Huron Northern
Esthetics
1st Payton Zaremba and Dakota Damon, Port Huron Northern
2nd Olivia Gildenpfennig and Shaylynn Korte
3rd Kamryn Mielke and Courtney Hedeen
Nail Care
1st Olivia Ebner and Addison Jacobson
2nd Julia Robbel and Haiely Osgood
3rd Oliver Curl and Kloe Priebe
Culinary Arts
Baking
1st Joslyn Werner, Marysville
2nd Chasity Forton, Landmark Academy
3rd Aubree Akers, Capac
Culinary Arts
1st Owen Pelton, Port Huron Northern
2nd Jayce Baron, Port Huron Northern
Restaurant Services
1st Laurana Reid, Virtual Learning Academy
2nd Kara Nelson, Virtual Learning Academy
Digital Media Technology
Digital Cinema Production
1st Alex Mathews and Kairi Tosch
Photography
1st Savannah Gurnow, Algonac
2nd Amelia Ponto, Algonac
Engineering and Robotics
Additive Manufacturing
1st Zaira Sullivan and Luke Rhein
2nd Declan Emonnot and Ryan Warner
Metal Machining
CNC 3-Axis Milling
1st Ayden McAfee, Marysville
Precision Machine Mill
1st Andrew Ferrara, Algonac
2nd Evan Donahue, Marysville
CNC 5-Axis Milling
1st Michael Carrier, Marysville
Precision Machine Overall
1st Gage Atkinson, Marysville
Law and Public Safety
Crime Scene Investigation
1st Ava Ward, Algonac
2nd Madelynn Dudley, Capac
3rd Destinee Garska, Algonac
Criminal Justice
1st Haley Sharp, Port Huron Northern
2nd Keira Smith, Capac
3rd Kylah Brown, Yale
Firefighting
1st Keira Smith, Capac
2nd Ryan Yax, Algonac
3rd Bradley Alexander, Port Huron
Welding
Welding Fabrication
1st Jackson Dinsdale, Thomas Georgia, and Graham Allam
Welding Sculpture
1st Jessica Kean, Port Huron
2nd Rori Cowhy, Yale
3rd Anthony Bongiorno, Port Huron Northern
Welding Overall
1st Seth Burns, Yale
GMAW
1st Logan Morrison, Marine City
2nd Adrian Myers, Port Huron
GTAW
1st Brayden Fontenot, Port Huron
2nd Damon DeSoto, Port Huron
SMAW
1st Nolan Gurne, Marysville
2nd Landen Hamilton, St. Clair
3rd Blake Kaminski, St. Clair
More information about programs at St. Clair TEC is available at SCTEC.org.
