Crestview residents among SkillsUSA regional competition

Northwest Florida State College students achieved several first-place wins at the SkillsUSA regional competition. [SPECIAL TO THE NEWS BULLETIN]

NICEVILLE — Six Crestview residents attending Northwest Florida State College placed at the regional SkillsUSA competition, held Feb. 7 in Pensacola. Those students are now eligible to compete at the state competition, scheduled from April 30-May 2 in Pensacola.

SkillsUSA is an educational partnership that provides students, teachers and other professionals with the tools needed to excel in the workforce. The organization hosts competitions at the local, regional, state and national levels each year to test the skill set of students who are preparing to begin their careers.

"We are so proud of the record number of students competing and placing in the SkillsUSA regional competition," said NWFSC President Devin Stephenson.

Okaloosa County residents who placed include:

Career Pathways – Health Science

• First-place team, Kaitlyn Crawford and  Jamie Oldacre, both of Crestview, and Kayla Greene of Niceville.  

Health Care Portfolio

• First place, Charlotte Shumaker of Crestview

• Second place, Lauren Moore of Crestview

Job Demonstration – A

• Third place, Jessica Long of Crestview

Medical Math

• First place, Stephanie Baker of Crestview

• Second place, Kiana Vera of Shalimar

• Third place, Devin Andrews of Mary Esther

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview residents among SkillsUSA regional competition