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AFCEA Chapter 158 hosted their fifth annual SkillsUSA European Regional Championship event. The competition took place over the course of four weeks. Students from six high schools were invited to participate in ten Career and Technical Education competitions. The majority of the contests were held virtually and ranged in length from four weeks (Engineering Design) to a one-day live showdown (Nursing Assistant Challenge), having most contests take place over a 2 ½ week period.
SkillsUSA is the largest nonprofit national education association of its kind offering quality educational experiences for students in leadership, citizenship, and character development. Serving more than 400,000 members, SkillsUSA is committed to producing the most highly skilled workforce in the world through both education programs and competitions.
AFCEA Chapter 158 supports the SkillsUSA vision by hosting the annual NY State Region VII (European) championships. Chapter 158 recruits local professionals to develop rigorous, industry relevant CTE challenges designed to help raise the level of workforce readiness and reduce the current skills gap. Additionally, it is AFCEA chapter 158 who provides all the funding and cash prizes for the event.
Students from throughout central Germany who believe in their skills, believe in their future, and see SkillsUSA as an opportunity to be recognized and rewarded for their talents, eagerly accepted this open invitation. Top winners for each contest received both medals and cash prizes.
Below are the first-place winners from each of the ten CTE contests:
- Advertising Design – Cali Adams and Amaree Barrier
- Computer Programming – Michael Brenner
- Engineering Design – John O’Leary and Roman Angular
- Cybersecurity – Michael Brenner and Logan Malcolm
- Photojournalism – Amarachi Okoroafor
- Television Video Production – Marisela Cruz and Elijah Grifford
- Video Game Design – Ethan Davis
- Web Design – Kemka Okoroafor and Amarachi Okoroafor
- Marketing – Annika Sabol and Isabel Mayuri
- Nursing Assistant – Emilee Mullennix
For more information about the 2022 SkillsUSA Regional Championships and to see the full list of contest finalists, please visit the AFCEA Chapter 158 website – https://kaiserslautern.afceachapters.org/SkillsUSA.
