Career and Technical Students Win Top Awards at State Conference

Michaela Norville won first place in the Hair Coloring competition.

Edgecombe Community College students won ten awards, including six first-place honors, at the SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership and Skills Conference. The event was held April 18-20 in Greensboro.

More than 2,500 students, instructors, industry members, and volunteers were on hand for the largest showcase of career and technical education in the state.

Nearly 1,800 high school and postsecondary students competed in over 106 different skills and leadership contests.

SkillsECC winners are:

First Place

• Hair Coloring – Michaela Norville; advisor Carolyn Sherrill (state only competition)
• Career Pathways Showcase-Human Services – Haley Sumerlin, Wardell Clark, and Patrinia Rogers; advisor Rick Basile
• Career Pathways Showcase-Industrial & Engineering Technology – Copeland Lachapelle, Chap Lachapelle, and Emilee Moore; advisor Rebecca Stamilio Ehret (also part of balloon team)
• Principles of Engineering Technology – Garrett Parker; advisor Rebecca Stamilio Ehret (also part of balloon team)
• Skill Project Showcase-Individual: Engineering – Harry Snell; advisor Rebecca Stamilio Ehret (also part of balloon team, state only competition)
• Teamworks – Marc Hathaway, Dylan Parker, Jacob Vick, and Dennis Keel; advisor Dave Rummell

Second Place

• Men’s Haircutting – George Jerman Jr.; advisor Carolyn Sherrill
• Engineering, Technology, & Design – Emily Brake, Chris Nalepka, Brian Rodriguez; advisor Rebecca Stamilio Ehret (also part of balloon team)

Fourth Place

• Information Technology Studies – William Becker; advisor Timothy Boyd

Fifth Place

• Fantasy Hair and Makeup – Jamal Crews (with student model Sharmeka Harris); advisor Carolyn Sherrill

Also, Melanie Brewer put forth an outstanding effort in the Automotive Services Technology competition. She was advised by Al Carroll.

SkillsUSA faculty advisors include Rick Basile, Timothy Boyd, Al Carroll, Trey Cherry (chapter advisor), Rebecca Stamilio Ehret, and Carolyn Sherrill. Timothy Boyd also served as a judge for the Internetworking competition.

Engineering projects were based on the April NASA/NC Space Grant High Altitude Balloon Competition and Challenge, advised by Rebecca Stamilio Ehret, Timothy Boyd, Trey Cherry, and Alma Bracette.

From left, Haley Sumerlin, Wardell Clark, and Patrinia Rogers placed first in the Career Pathways Showcase-Human Services competition. Rick Basile (right) was their advisor.

Garrett Parker received first place in the Principles of Engineering Technology competition.

From left, Chap Lachapelle, Emilee Moore, and Copeland Lachapelle captured first place in the Career Pathways Showcase-Industrial & Engineering Technology competition.

Harry Snell won first place in the Skill Project Showcase-Individual: Engineering competition.

George Jerman Jr. received second place in the Men’s Haircutting competition.

From left, Chris Nalepka, Emily Brake, and Brian Rodriguez placed second in the Engineering, Technology, & Design competition.

William Becker received fourth place in the Information Technology Studies competition.

Jamal Crews, with student model Sharmeka Harris, placed fifth in the Fantasy Hair and Makeup competition.

Melanie Brewer was a strong competitor in the Automotive Services Technology contest.