Seven students at Central Technology Center , Drumright, have earned the right to compete at the national level soon in skills competition sponsored by SkillsUSA and Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA).

Heather Taylor, Cushing, was elected a National Officer Candidate at a recent
state SkillsUSA conference in Tulsa . Heather also won fourth place in
Prepared Speech competition at the state meet among Cosmetology students.

Chris Cooper, Stroud, won 1st Place in Motorcycle Service Technology at the state meet
and will proceed to compete for the national gold medal. Cooper also won the state meet
last year and went on to win a Silver Medal at the National SkillsUSA conference.

Jimmy Sumrall, Olive, won 1st Place in Computer Maintenance at the Oklahoma
conference and will soon compete at the national skills meet. Sumrall is
a Network Administration student at Central Tech.

Jamie Janzen, Olive, will go for the gold at the National SkillsUSA competition
after winning1st Place in the Sooner competition in Principles of Technology.
Janzen's instructor in Principles of Technology at Central Tech is Dr. Lee Denney.

Health Careers Certifications winners this month include Stephanie Adams, Cleveland,
who won 1st place in the state HOSA conference in First Aid/Rescue Breathing.



Jared McCrackin, Olive, won 1st place in Concepts of Health Care;
and Bridget Reece, Drumright, won 1st place in Medical Assisting/Administrative.
All three of the Central Tech health careers students will be competing
for honors at the national HOSA skills conference in June.

Four Health Careers Certifications students successfully fulfilled
requirements this semester for the National HOSA Recognition Program. The
quartet included: Ashley Blythe, Depew; Carol Green, Adult student;
Jackie Gilliam, Depew ; and Jamie Hawkins, Cushing.

Other Central Tech students competing in the 2004 state skills competition were:

HOSA 2nd Place -

Biomedical Debate Team: Ashlee Martin, Cushing; Elizabeth Griswold, Olive; Nicole Flemming, Cleveland .

Nursing Assistant: Jessica Wilson

HOSA 3rd Place -

Personal Care: Houston Woodward, Drumright

Prepared Speaking-Secondary: Jamie Hawkins, Cushing

Prepared Speaking-Post Sec.: Stephanie Summers, Stroud

CPR-First Aide Team: Yumara Lee, Bristow & Jackie Gilliam, Depew

HOSA 4th Place -

Veterinary Assisting: Ambrea Lewis, Yale

Extemporaneous Health Poster- Post Sec.- Ashley Lickliter, Drumright

HOSA 5th Place -

Extemporaneous Writing- Ashley Blythe, Depew

CPR First Aid Team: Amanda Johnston, Cushing; Missy Brown, Cleveland

SkillsUSA 2nd Place -

Cosmetology Customer Service : Leah Hayes, Stroud

Computer Aided Drafting : Daniel Duvall, Ripley

Robotics & Automation: Phillip Clark, Drumright; Nathaniel Edwards, Drumright; Justin Glisson, Bristow; Steven Kent, Bristow

Motorcycle Service Tech: Steven Kendrick, Cleveland

Principles of Technology: Jeff Cox, Olive

Low Speed Buffing: Josh Bussell, Mannford

Telecom Cabling: Derek Schrader, Bristow

SkillsUSA 3rd Place -

Cosmotology Hair: Amanda Claiborne, Mannford

Residential & Comm. Wiring: Joey Diaz, Oilton

Diesel Engine Tech: Tyler Yeager, Sapulpa

Graphic Design Bulletin Board: Tiffany Cox, Cushing; Tristy Robinson, Prue

Motorcycle Serv. Tech: Megan Martin, Drumright

Telecom Cabling: Jason Hughes, Kellyville; Gary Tucker, Cleveland

SkillsUSA 4th Place--

Prepared Speech: Heather Taylor, Cushing

Computer Aided Drafting: Danny Morris, Sapulpa

Advertising Design: Katie Lambert, Drumright

Mftg/Maching Tech: Nick Henley, Mannford; Dustin Pace, Ripley

Motorcycle Serv. Tech: Jared Cochran, Bristow

Tool Identificaton: Regina Dostal, Bristow

Carpet Maintenance: James Tallent, Bristow

SkillsUSA 5th Place -

Motorcycle Serv. Tech: Jason Linnet, Kiefer

Telecom Cabling: Ted Brunt, Hominy

SkillsUSA 6th Place--

Small Engine Parts ID: Michael Harris, Bristow