IVVC Students Take Medals at SkillsUSA State Conference
Launch the media gallery 1 player - media #1Each year, Indian Valley Vocational Center (IVVC) has the opportunity to send students to the SkillsUSA Illinois State Leadership and Skills Conference, a trade, technical and leadership conference that exhibits over 140 occupational programs, over 600 business partners, and exceeds 10,000 members. Students from all over the state are invited to test and compete in their Career and Tech Education (CTE) field.
This year, IVVC took 37 students to the state conference, which was held in Peoria, Illinois. IVVC students competed in Advertising Design, Carpentry, Computer Programming, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Emergency Medical Technician, Firefighting, First Aid / CPR, Medical Terminology, Nurse Assisting, Practical Nursing, Welding, Welding Fabrication, and Welding Sculpture. Students were vigorously tested and required to perform their skills to the best of their ability during this three-day conference.
This year, IVVC students brought home ten medals! The gold medalists have the opportunity to move on and compete in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in June, 2023. We’d like to congratulate the winners of this year’s SkillsUSA Illinois Championship:
Adam Edwards from Sandwich High School took home Gold in Carpentry, Grace Robinette from Yorkville HS took home Gold in Practical Nursing, and Gerorge Baumann from Hinckley-Big Rock HS, Andrew Harrelson from Plano HS, and Robert Galvan from Hinckely-Big Rock HS took home Gold in Welding and Fabrication. Cheyenne Fay from Indian Creek HS and Soraya Partida from Yorkville HS took home Silver in Emergency Medical Technician, Bryan Gorsky from Hinckley-Big Rock HS took home Silver in Firefighting, Addison Sweeny from Yorkville HS took home Silver in Practical Nursing, and Gavin Kearns from Yorkville HS took home Silver in Welding Sculpture.
IVVC is so proud of these medalists and all the students who participated in this year's SkillsUSA Illinois State Leadership and Skills Conference. Next up, SkillsUSA Nationals!