VIN'S PEOPLE: Manatee Technical College students excel at National SkillsUSA Conference
Manatee Technical College’s Arik Edstrom updated his resume rather impressively.
One year after taking first place in Five-Axis Computer Numerical Control Milling at the National SkillsUSA Conference, he did it again.
Edstrom joined bronze medalist Luciano Calvillo along with Paula Cardenas and Jason Watkins in ably representing MTC in Atlanta at the annual gathering of America’s future skilled workforce.
Students have to place first in state competitions to qualify.
Edstrom’s event evaluated one’s ability to plan and program jobs for the apparatus – five axis is the number of directions the cutting tool can move – and he won by reconfiguring and shortening the machining process.
Calvillo took third in Electrical Construction Wiring. Though second at state, he made nationals after the winner couldn’t attend.
Cardenas was sixth in Culinary Arts, vying against 21 students from the Culinary Institute of America and four-year universities. She also received a SkillPoint certificate in Technical Assessment for proficiency and workplace readiness.
Watkins competed in Three-Axis CNC Milling and received a SkillPoint certificate in Technical Assessment.
· That wily ol’ stork is en route in January for Alex and Ray Morris.
· Musical scholar Joan Rubinstein is 95 years young. She practically grew up in her father’s music store in Syracuse, N.Y., lived in Europe and had a painting studio in Philadelphia.
Now living in Lakehouse West in Sarasota, she hosts a monthly lecture with film on 18th and 19th century composers with snippets of their compositions in the community theater. Every seat is taken.
· That’s 16 years of wedded bliss for Ryan and Akili Boyd.
· World traveling waitress Brittany Wilson just visited Vietnam and Bali. That makes 54 countries. So far.
· Jaime Godbold was promoted to Medical Staff Office Manager at Manatee Memorial Hospital.
· Jason Boone is 37.
· Congrats to Parrish Community High’s new cheerleading officers. Kayla Sthreshley and Karina Sanchez are varsity captains and Morgan Fellows is co-captain, while Rylee Vitorit is JV captain and Sierra Wilson co-captain.
· Marauders General Manager Craig Warzecha joined Realize Bradenton’s board of directors.
· Spending a night at LaGuardia Airport wasn’t on the original New York City sightseeing itinerary for Manatee High’s chorus after performing at Carnegie Hall. But director Tommy Jomisko’s singers and chaperones were among countless fliers stranded by flight cancellations last week. Thankfully, it was one night only.
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This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: VIN MANNIX: MTC students excel at national skills competition in Atlanta
