Greene County students fared will at Iowa Central Community College’s Industrial Technology Skills Competition April 2, with eight students placing in the top three in various categories.
Approximately 210 students, representing 21 high schools from Iowa Central’s nine county areas and beyond, participated in one or more of the 20 testing areas. The students had the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they had acquired from their dual credited vocational classes, while competing for scholarships and prizes. Competitions were held in the following areas: Automotive Technology – intro to auto tech, intro to engines, advanced automotive, automotive collision; Carpentry; Computer Integrated Fabrication – lathe, mill; Diesel; Electrical Technologies – residential wiring, basic electricity; Engineering and Design – introduction to AutoCAD, solid modeling; Industrial Mechanics – blue print reading, shop operations, precision measurements; Technical Mathematics; and Welding – SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, oxy-fuel.
Local students placed as follows: computer integrated fabrication, lathe, Sean Kenan first and Zach Fouch third; computer integrated fabrication, mill, Nathan Hoffman first; industrial mechanics, precision measurement, Kevin Krieger first; industrial mechanics, shop operations, Karlan Langfitt second; technical mathematics Connor Wilkins third; welding, GTAW, Isaac Perez third; welding, SMAW, Perez first and Alec Schneider second; and welding, oxy-fuel, Schneider first and Perez second.
The top three students testing in each area received a medallion, along with a scholarship to Iowa Central for the program they tested in. First place winners received $200 scholarships, second place winners received $150 scholarships, and third place winners received $100 scholarships. Each program also awards prizes donated by sponsoring companies from the area.
Local winners (from left) were Nathan Hoffman, Kevin Krieger, Conner Wilkins, Karlan Langfitt, Zach Fouch, Isaac Perez, Alec Schneider and Sean Kenan. ~GCHS photo
