Four County Career Center Skills USA Chapter members will be participating in the Ohio State Skills USA Competition held in Columbus on April 9 & 10, 2024.  Skills USA members from all parts of Ohio will be competing for awards and the right to advance to National Skills and Leadership contests.  Skills USA Ohio’s mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.  Skills USA Advisors are Fire & Rescue instructor, Tonya Fisher, and Director of Career & Technical Education, Rick Bachman.

Contest participants from Defiance county are (LEFT TO RIGHT) Lily Maldonado (Ayersville) Barbering; Rose Swift (Ayersville) Barbering; Katy Jo Gebers (Fairview) Advertising Design; Scott Hicks (Fairview) Collision Repair; and Tanner Polito (Fairview) Automotive Refinishing.  Contest participants from Fulton and Henry counties are (LEFT TO RIGHT) Jacob Schwartzengraber (Holgate) Precision Machining; Tyson Bullock (Napoleon) Precision Machining; Brandon Bennett (Holgate) Plumbing; and Jesse Rittichier (Wauseon) Precision Machining.  Absent from the photo are Lydia Epling (Archbold) Graphic Communications; Sam Haley (Pettisville) Collision Damage Appraisal; Audrey Honeck (Patrick Henry) EMT; and Adam Nienberg (Holgate) Technical Drafting.  Contest participants from Williams county are (LEFT TO RIGHT) Alea Johnson (Bryan) Graphic Communications; Tyler Conklin (Montpelier) Related Technical Math; and Gabe Ledyard (Bryan) Maintenance & Light Repair.  Absent from the photo are Caleb McCashen (Bryan) Additive Manufacturing; and Jiovanni Vargas-Velez (Bryan) Additive Manufacturing.