Our students taking 1st place in SkillsUSA Districts move on to compete at States in Hershey April 12th-14th. Those students are:
Jaylyn Gardner (HHS)- Criminal Justice
Paige Kepner (HHS)- Extemporaneous Speaking
Victoria Vogt (Muncy)- Job Skill O
Lorrene Jacobs ( Muncy)-Quiz Bowl
Haydn Maneval ( HHS)- Quiz Bowl
Tristen Witmer ( WR)- Quiz Bowl
Bella Shoemaker ( HHS)- Quiz Bowl
Austin Starr ( HHS)- Quiz Bowl
Extemporaneous Speaking (includes Middle School)
The competition requires competitors to give a three- to five-minute speech on an assigned topic with five minutes of advance preparation. Competitors enter the preparation area one at a time, where they are given a speech topic. They are judged on voice, mechanics, platform deportment, organization and effectiveness.
Job Skill Demonstration Open (includes Middle School)
Competitors demonstrate and explain an entry-level technical skill used either in the occupational area for which he or she is training or outside the training area. The competition requires a demonstration performing an occupational skill accompanied by a clear explanation of the topic using experiments, displays or practical operations.
Quiz Bowl
(Team of 5-7) The Quiz Bowl competition tests a team of five to seven competitors on their ability to quickly respond to knowledge questions covering academics, current events and SkillsUSA professional development curriculum. Teams will demonstrate communication skills, teamwork, problem solving and time-management skills by determining and presenting the answer to each question clearly within the five-second time frame. Each competitor will take two written tests. One will be a written Quiz Bowl test covering general academic and current events issues. The other will be the national SkillsUSA Professional Development test.
Criminal Justice
For students preparing to be police officers or to work in other areas of criminal justice. Typically, this competition will utilize both written examination and practical exercises to evaluate the competitors’ abilities and knowledge of the field. The competitors are scored on their knowledge and application of U.S. Constitutional Law, written and verbal communications skills, and their ability to handle an entry-level law enforcement position.
