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August 14, 2012

Local students honored

The Times The Pryor Times Tue Aug 14, 2012, 08:34 AM CDT

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Students from Oklahoma high school and college technical education programs won the nation's highest awards at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. Industry leaders representing over 1,100 businesses, corporations, trade associations and unions recognized the students for their demonstrated excellence in 94 hands-on occupational and leadership contests.

Top student winners received gold, silver and bronze medallions. Many also received prizes and/or scholarships to further their careers and education.

In addition, high scorers in the contests received Skill Point Certificates. The Skill Point Certificate was awarded in 86 occupational and leadership areas to students who achieved a high score defined by industry. The SkillsUSA Champion-ships have been a premier event since 1967.

The following students received both medallions and Skill Point Certificates from this area:

• Team C (consisting of Lee Terry, Anthony Rogers), from Northeast Technology Center-Pryor, was awarded the College/Postsecondary Gold medal in Robotics and Automation Technology.

• Team C (consisting of Amanda Smith, Christa Stark), from Northeast Technology Center-Pryor, was awarded the College/Postsecondary Gold medal in Nail Care.

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