CCSD Students Excel at Regional and State Career Skills Competitions

Cherokee County School District students have earned top honors this fall at statewide and regional career competitions!

Through Career and Technical Student Organizations, students expand their classroom Career Pathway program learning by participating in after-school and weekend activities like conferences, competitions and community service.  Congratulations to our students and their teachers, and thank you to our School Board for its laser focus on ensuring our students are learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else!

AGC Skills Challenge and SkillsUSA
Cherokee High School students in the Career Pathway programs for construction and welding succeeded at this skilled professions regional competition, with top medalists advancing to the state contest!

Congratulations to:
Antonio Lopez Pablo – First place, SkillsUSA Carpentry
Joseph McPherson – First place, AGC and SkillsUSA Cabinet Making
Noe Perez Bautista, Hayden Phillips and Josue Reyes Delgado, First place, AGC and SkillsUSA Welding Fabrication
Trace Schall – First place SkillsUSA Welding; second place, AGC Welding
Owen Elrod – Second place, AGC and SkillsUSA Cabinet Making
Gavin Mays – Second place, SkillsUSA Welding

Their teachers are Darryl Jones for welding and Scott O’Bryant and Bobby Wiggins for construction and carpentry.

DECA State Leadership Development Conference
Sequoyah High School students in the Career Pathway program for Marketing and Management placed at the DECA student marketing, management and entrepreneurship association’s regional competition. 

Congratulations to:
Beatriz Roca - First place (and perfect score), Job Interview
Abagail Hude and Sebastian Murillo; and Ashley Mitchell and Valentina Murillo – Top 10, Team Decision Making Marketing Role Play 
Sebastian Murillo – Seventh place, Hospitality and Tourism Testing Event

The officer team also presented a successful chapter workshop on “Etiquette 101: Impress, Connect, and Succeed!”  Their teacher is Chana Miller.

Georgia HOSA Fall Leadership Rally
Etowah and River Ridge High School students in Career Pathway programs for Healthcare Science earned honors at this regional HOSA Future Health Professionals student organization competition!

Congratulations to:
Husnah Abdul-Majeed, Etowah HS - First place, Digital Brochure 
Kaiden Cribbs, Etowah HS – Georgia HOSA Statesman Award
Gracie Lovelace, River Ridge HS -- Georgia HOSA Statesman Award
Abigail Nagel, River Ridge HS -- Georgia HOSA Statesman Award
Tanvi Vallamsetty, River Ridge HS -- Georgia HOSA Statesman Award

Their teachers are Megan King and Skye Raimondi at Etowah HS and Callie Davis at River Ridge HS.

Future Georgia Educators Day
River Ridge High School students in the Career Pathway program for Teaching as a Profession placed at this regional competition and now advance to the state contest!

Carson Hahn, Isabelle Harris and Marlee Peppers placed third in the Knowledge Bowl competition.  Their teacher is Erin Heinzer.

Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) Orienteering
Woodstock High School students in the Career Pathway program for NJROTC Government and Public Administration and Woodstock Middle School students who competed with them succeeded at this regional event!

Congratulations to: 
Maggie Hawkins, Woodstock HS - Second place, orange course
Noah Craddock, Woodstock HS - Fourth place, yellow course
Carter Amosa, Woodstock MS – First place, white course
Layne Stone, Woodstock MS – Third place, white course

Their Woodstock HS NJROTC teachers are Capt. (Ret.) Mike MacNicholl and Gunnery Sgt. (Ret.) Keith Myrick.

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