Tech students compete at tech school open house event

Published 6:45 am Tuesday, January 23, 2018

By Staff Reports

Limestone County Career Technical School students show off their awards in the SkillsUSA competition at the center's open house Jan. 20. Front row, from left: Ryan Moody, first place, information technology services; Layla Norton, first place, cosmetology; La Dreama Ford, second place, cosmetology; Jessie Curry, first place, barbering; Katie Bain, first place, esthetics; Haley Priest first place, nails; Colton Rains, first place, diesel technology; and Abe Vickers, fourth place, diesel technology. Back row, from left: Glennis Black, SkillsUSA advisor; Ryan Jones, second place, ITS; Robert Morley, third place, ITS; Hunter Tyler, second place, automotive technology; Austin Heard, second place, diesel technology; Dylan Baisden, third place, diesel technology; and Nathaniel Allen, first place, automotive technology.

Mark Yarbrough, chairman of the Limestone County Commission, presented the Limestone County Career Technical Center with a proclamation declaring February as Career and Technical Education Month at the school’s open house Jan. 20.

According to the proclamation, the Alabama State Department of Education and national educational organizations chose the month of February to spotlight the value of technical schools like LCCTC.

The annual open house highlights the many career and technical education programs available to area students through the school. The center offers 20 different tracks, including programs in cybersecurity, welding, cosmetology and automotive technology.

“The fact that our county commission has recognized our school with this declaration shores up the support the career tech center has here in Limestone County,” Vince Green, the school’s director, said.

Most of the programs offered at the school participate in the competitions. Local judges include industry leaders, community members and former LCCTC students. Those who place advance either to the district or state level, where they could potentially move on to the national SkillsUSA competition.

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More than 200 people attended the open house Saturday.

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