ASU-Newport Students Grab Gold at Arkansas SkillsUSA Competition
05/05/2015
Nine Arkansas State University-Newport students earned medals, including four gold medals, at the Arkansas SkillsUSA competition held last week at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Aaron Redmond of Brookland won the gold medal in Information Technology Services competition, Seth Smithee of Paragould took top honors in Electrical Construction Wiring, Kaitlyn Lard of Tyronza grabbed the gold in Cosmetology and John Angelo of Jonesboro topped the field in Internetworking competition. Angelo led ASU-Newport to the top three finishes in Internetworking, as Cody Dickens of Harrisburg earned the silver medal and Chandler Vance of Jonesboro took home the bronze medal.
All four of ASUN's gold medalists will now advance to the National SkillsUSA competition this summer in Louisville, Ky.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel, and is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations.
Other medalists for ASU-Newport at the Arkansas SkillsUSA competition were Matthew Wheeley of Jonesboro, who won the silver medal in Automotive Service Technology, Savanna Reed of Monette, who took silver in Job Skill Demonstrations and the team of Brittany Reed of Morrilton and Skye Roach of Trumann, who won the silver medal in Esthetics. Stephen Rasnic of Jonesboro earned the bronze in HVAC competition.
