Lanier Tech’s SkillsUSA team came home with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals from the recent Post-Secondary National SkillsUSA Competition.
Held during the last week in June, it featured competitors from around the country who competed “in many of the high-demand career-based academic programs offered locally by the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG),” according to a news release from Lanier Tech.
The school had seven students place in either the Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal categories. Their names, instructor names, and competitions are as follows:
Gold Medal Award – Career Pathways – Health Sciences:
Students: Dakota Schmidt, Janet Penaloza, Shelby Colbaugh
Instructors: Annette Baker and Lillia Vargas
Silver Medal Award – Esthetics:
Student: Katie Palmieri
Instructor: Jackie Mann
Bronze Medal Award – Robotics and Automation Technology:
Student: Ibrahim Mumanovic and Shane Nicholson
Instructor: Luis Melendez
Bronze Medal Award – Firefighting:
Student: Robby Buice
Instructor: Karen Nowakowski