Wallace State Community College brought home 26 medals from the 2024 Alabama State Leadership and SkillsUSA Championships held this week in Mobile, with two-thirds of those being gold medals in 12 of the 18 categories.
Eighteen students earned gold medals during the competition, earning a the opportunity to compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference June 24-28 in Atlanta, Ga. Five students earned silver and three earned bronze.
Gold medal winners include
Carpentry – Bradley Burden or HartselleCNC Programmer – Logan Caldwell of CullmanCommercial Drone – Hannah Watts of Jasper and Landon Holmes of CullmanCrime Scene Investigation – Braden Tuttle of Oneonta, Sophia Wright of Warrior and Jonathan Zepedatrejo of CullmanCriminal Justice – Kaiden Vandegriff of RemlapDiesel Equipment Technology – Zachary Rooker of HancevilleEsthetics – Kyndall Winters of NauvooMobile Robotic Technology – Justin Ruth and Zach Hudson, both of HancevilleRelated Technical Math – Jared Smith of FalkvilleRobotics and Automation Technology – Avielle Shadrick of Cullman and Andrew Cooper of OdenvilleRobotics: Urban Search and Rescue – Isaac Daniel of Holly Pond and Graham Gilbreath of CullmanTechnical Computer Applications – Jennifer Jester of Cullman
Silver medal winners include
CNC 2-Axis Turning — Samuel Wheeler of CullmanCyber Security – Zachary Teal of Oneonta and Clayton Kubler of CullmanEsthetics – Leslie Rushing of Crane HillJob Skill Demonstration A – Ally Banks of CullmanBronze medal winners include:CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer – Mason Parker of CullmanCustomer Service – Davie Thomas of CullmanHVAC – Daniel Hostetler of Joppa