Shelby County School of Technology students recently competed at the Alabama SkillsUSA Leadership Conference, Career Expo, and State Championships held at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center April 24-25. Nearly 2,000 students from across the state competed in over 60 various categories. Students who won first place in their category will now advance to the national SkillsUSA Leadership Conference in Kansas City, Missouri June 24-28.

Students who placed at the state competition include: • Paige Higgins – 2nd place – Cosmetology • Jose’ Quijada-Flores – 2nd place – Architectural Drafting • Kyle Partridge – 2nd Place – Pin Design • Treyson Burder – 1st Place – Collision Repair • Nicholas James – 1st Place – Criminal Justice • Tyler Patton – 2nd Place – Criminal Justice • Matthew Wills – 3rd Place – Criminal Justice • Cody Bearden – 1st Place – Firefighting • Houston Morris – 2nd Place – Firefighting • James Riley – 3rd Place – Firefighting • Hanna Gould, Zach Bircheat, and Tyler Ross – 1st Place Team – Crime Scene Investigation • Rachael Broderick, Kendyl Carr, and Matthew Wills – 2nd Place Team – Crime Scene Investigation • Nicholas James, Tyler Patton, and Ashley Gentry – 3rd Place Team – Crime Scene Investigation • Rohna Nair – 1st Place – Computer Maintenance • Matthew Templin – 2nd Place – Computer Maintenance • Austin Farris – 2nd Place – Internetworking • Tyler Collett – 3rd Place – Internetworking