Fourteen students at the GACTC won medals in the district SkillsUSA District Competition, which was held on Jan. 19 at the Blair County Convention Center. Some 260 students from 10 career and technology schools across the district took part in the competition.
SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 members every year enrolled in trade, technical, and skilled service training programs across the country.
The GACTC’s winning students are:
| Name | Grade | Sending School | Competition | Place |
| Kayla Delozier | 10 | Altoona | Architectural Drafting | 3rd |
| Morgan Newberry | 12 | Altoona | Cabinetmaking | 1st |
| Garrett Baumgartner | 11 | Altoona | Carpentry | 1st |
| Brenna Cokrlic | 11 | Altoona | Commercial Baking | 2nd |
| Matthew Kennedy | 12 | Altoona | Culinary Arts | 3rd |
| Mia Carper | 10 | Altoona | Extemporaneous Speaking | 1st |
| Hunter Nagle | 12 | BCC | HVAC | 2nd |
| Natalie Marketta | 11 | Hollidaysburg | Job Interview | 1st |
| Kiara Flanagan | 11 | Altoona | Job Skill Demonstration A | 3rd |
| Bryan Yingling | 12 | Altoona | Masonry | 2nd |
| Zach McCall | 12 | Altoona | Precision Machining | 1st |
| Rebekah Dick | 10 | Hollidaysburg | Prepared Speech | 1st |
| Cheyenne Shoeman | 12 | Altoona | Restaurant Service | 1st |
| Evan Hollenbach | 10 | Hollidaysburg | Technical Drafting | 2nd |
Students who hold leadership positions in SkillsUSA and helped with the competition include: Devyn Amigh, Pennsylvania State Officer, Hollidaysburg; Aly Lee, Pennsylvania State Officer, State College; Daniel Kelley, Courtesy Corps, Altoona.
Local businesses were instrumental in providing locations for some of the competitions. These include Allegheny Truck, Altoona Honda, The Carpenter’s Union, and Professionals Auto Body, as well as the GACTC.
All first-place winning students will compete at the state SkillsUSA competition, which is set for Apr. 6-8 in Hershey.
