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UA-PTC students win big at 2017 Skills competition

UA- Pulaski Tech students and students at the Saline County Career Center brought home 18 medals from the Arkansas SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Championship in Hot Springs, including 8 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals. 

Many of the college-level gold winners will now advance to national competition this summer.

The two-day event held in April at the Hot Springs Conference and Convention Center brought together hundreds of students who competed in events testing their academic and technical knowledge, ability and leadership skills in various technical career fields. 

Postsecondary gold and silver medalists may be eligible to receive tuition and regular fee waivers to use at UA-PTC in the semester following their win. 

Students from the UA-PTC's Culinary Arts and Hospitality Institute School won five medals - taking home gold and silver medals in Culinary Arts and sweeping the Commercial Baking category for a second year with gold, silver and bronze wins.

In the Technical Sciences Division, the Power Sports Technology competition team won gold for the fourth consecutive year, and Motorcycle Service Technology team won gold for the third year in a row.

Students from the Saline County Career Center competed in both the college-level and high-school level competitions. Congratulations to the following students:

CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

Culinary Arts
GOLD - Michael Hensley of Greenbrier
SILVER - Sean Michael Gray of Jacksonville

Commercial Baking
GOLD - Courtney Plyer of Murfreesboro
SILVER - Saleh Yamam of Little Rock
BRONZE - Summer Wishard of Bauxite

TECHNICAL SCIENCES DIVISION

Auto Parts Specialist 
BRONZE - Patrick Farrow of Little Rock

Motorcycle Services Technology
GOLD - Richard Douglas of Bryant
SILVER - Arthur Duguay of Sherwood

Power Equipment Technology 
SILVER - Mervel Ward of Malvern
BRONZE - Scot Sepe of Cabot

Esthetics
BRONZE - Baylee DuVall of Benton

Nail Care
GOLD - Veronica Silva of Alexander

Professional Bulletin Board 
GOLD - Sara Tate of Paron, Sydney Vester of Sherwood and Shelby Weatherly of North Little Rock

SALINE COUNTY CAREER CENTER 

Cosmetology Under 400 Hours
SILVER - Maleah Huff of Benton
BRONZE - Brianna Eubank if Haskell (model: Colton Childers of Benton)

Customer Service 
BRONZE - Jordan Griffin of Bryant

Health Occupations Professional Portfolio
GOLD - Elizabeth Milam of Bryant

Power Equipment Technology
GOLD - Tyler Hood of Bauxite