Local Pride: Seven Waubonsee Students Triumph at State SkillsUSA, Set Eyes on Nationals

Article Title: Seven Waubonsee Students Advance to SkillsUSA Nationals

At the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Peoria from April 24-26, thirty-four Waubonsee Community College students participated in various competitions. They competed in categories including CNC, Automotive Refinishing, Automotive Service Technology, Collision Repair, Diesel Equipment Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Sheet Metal.

Seven Waubonsee students won gold medals, qualifying for the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, GA, in June. The winners were Aleah Sauder in Automotive Refinishing Technology, Joshua Kovar in Automotive Service Technology, Julian Flores in Sheet Metal, and a team of Danny Conti, Ryan Fotre, Jake Guernon, and Elijah Somlock in Entrepreneurship.

Several students also earned silver medals. Desiree Quintero achieved this in Automotive Refinishing Technology, and a team including Montrell Jones, Liseth Moreno, Mark Price, and Matt Seidel did so in Entrepreneurship.

The upcoming SkillsUSA Championships will feature over 6,000 state champions from the U.S. competing in 115 skilled and leadership categories. This event showcases the high level of skill from career and technical education programs.

Waubonsee Community College has consistently performed well at SkillsUSA competitions, both regionally and nationally. For example, in 2022, graduate Liam Richardson was named the SkillsUSA National Champion in Automotive Service Technology.

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