Student achievments for July 21
GJCTC Culinary Arts student awarded scholarship
Local student participates in Governor’s School for the Sciences
Abigail Barlow of Fort Hill is participating in the prestigious Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS) June 26 to July 30, at Carnegie Mellon University. She attends Turkeyfoot Valley Area High School and is the daughter of Megan Barlow of Fort Hill, and Bill Barlow of Confluence.
The PGSS is a rigorous, five-week program which provides talented Pennsylvania rising high school seniors with enrichment experiences in the sciences and mathematics and encourages them to pursue careers in science and technology. Only 72 students statewide were accepted into this year’s program from among 316 applicants.
Students accepted into the Governor’s School for the Sciences are among the top achievers at their schools.
While attending the Governor’s School, all students live on campus in a Carnegie Mellon dormitory and take specially designed lecture courses in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics and physics. In addition, students participate in laboratory courses of their own choosing and engage in team research projects. They also have opportunities to take elective courses, participate in field trips, attend special lectures and seminars and interact with university faculty.
The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences, which is funded by contract from the PGSS Campaign Inc., has been hosted by Carnegie Mellon University since 1982.
Pennsylvania student honored at annual SkillsUSA Workforce Development Event
A career and technical student in Somerset, won one of the nation's highest awards at the 2022 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 22-23.
Owen Stahl, a student at Somerset County AVTS, was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Collision Repair Technology.
More than 5,200 students competed at the national showcase of career and technical education. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.79 million square feet, equivalent to 31 football fields or 41 acres.
Students were invited to the event to demonstrate their technical skills, workplace skills and personal skills in 108 hands-on occupational and leadership competitions including robotics, automotive technology, drafting, criminal justice, aviation maintenance and public speaking. Industry leaders from 650 businesses, corporations, trade associations and unions planned and evaluated the contestants against their standards for entry-level workers.
Industry support of the SkillsUSA Championships is valued at more than $36 million in donated time, equipment, cash and material. More than 1,100 industry judges and technical committee members participated this year.
The Skill Point Certificate represents demonstrated workplace readiness in the student's occupational specialty. Students can add the certificate to an employment portfolio. Skill Point Certificates were awarded to all national contestants who met a threshold contest score for their event as an indicator of proficiency. All SkillsUSA Championships competitors were honored on June 24 at the SkillsUSA Awards Ceremony at State Farm Arena, which was sponsored by partner Frontdoor Inc. with keynote speaker Darren Keefe of HGTV.
"More than 5,200 students from every state in the nation participated in the 2022 SkillsUSA Championships," said SkillsUSA Executive Director Chelle Travis. "This showcase of career and technical education demonstrates SkillsUSA at its finest. Our students, instructors and industry partners work together to ensure that every student excels. This program expands learning and career opportunities for our members."
The SkillsUSA Championships event is held annually for students in middle school, high school or college/postsecondary programs as part of the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference. The national, nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry is a verified talent pipeline for America's skilled workforce that is working to help solve the skills gap.
This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Student achievments for July 21, 2022