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MATC STUDENTS
COMPETE AND WIN
AT STATEWIDE CAREER SKILLS EXPO
Five
students from the Madison Area Technical College (MATC) chapter of SkillsUSA
won top awards while four other MATC students placed at the Career Skills
Expo held in Madison earlier this month. The statewide event allows secondary
and post-secondary students from across the state to compete in more than
50 technical and occupational skill areas.
MATC
students placed in six competitions —Diesel, Welding, Prepared Speech,
Job Interview, Extemporaneous Speech and Machine Tool. The students competed
against the clock and each other.
MATC
students who won first place include: Matthew Heacox [Evansville*], a
student in the college’s Diesel Equipment Technology Program, who
took first place in the diesel competition and Kurt Weber [Hayward*],
from the Welding Program, who took first place in the welding category;
Matthew Yonkers [Helenville*], from the Diesel Equipment Technology Program,
who took first place in both the extemporaneous speech and job interview
categories; and Annette Godschalx [Madison*], from the Barber/Cosmetoloy
Program, who won first place in prepared speech.
Other
MATC students placing in the statewide competition include: Machine Tooling
Technics Program students Caleb Borde [Rio*], who took second place, and
Jon Vangen [Rio*], who took third place, in precision machine technology.
Diesel Equipment Technology student Jared Laeyendecker [Sun Prairie*]
took third place in diesel technology and Sonja Kohn [Wyocena*], also
a Diesel Equipment Technology student, placed third in prepared speech.
First
place winners are eligible to attend the national Skills USA–VICA
Summer Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, June 21 through 25.
Skills
USA–VICA is designed to help prepare high performance workers for
our nation. It provides quality education experiences for students in
leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. The organization
builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications
skills with emphasis on total quality at work, high ethical standards,
superior work skills, lifelong education and pride in the dignity of work.
Skills USA–VICA also promotes understanding of the free enterprise
system and involvement in community service activities.
One of
the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s 16 colleges,
MATC provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and
science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and activities,
as well as customized employee training. With training in more than 100
career programs, the college awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas
and certificates, and offers non-degree courses. MATC serves all or parts
of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction
through five campuses and other locations throughout the district.
MATC
is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s
16 colleges and serves about 50,000 students each year. It provides a
comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and science, adult
basic education and life enrichment studies and activities, as well as
customized employee training. MATC provides training in more than 100
career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and
certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all or
parts of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction
through five campuses and various other locations throughout the district.
*
Cities given after student names indicate either the student’s high
school or the city in which the student currently resides.
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Last
Modified:
May 21, 2004
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