Students from the Shelby County Career and Technical Educational Center (CTEC) recently medaled in eight various categories at the Alabama SkillsUSA competition, bringing home first-place awards in five out of eight categories.

CTEC Principal Daniel Richards said according to long-time teachers at CTEC, this is a record number of medalists for the state competition from the school. Richard said all first-place finishers have qualified to attend the National Leadership Conference and SkillsUSA Championships on June 20-24 in Atlanta, GA.

CTEC students who medaled at the state competition included:

Automotive Technology

2nd Place Promotional Bulletin Board – Logan Harris, Wes Channell, and Kurt Dy from Helena High School

3rd Place Career Pathway Showcase – Alexander Moody and Nevin Ming from Calera High School and Cole Rigney from Shelby County High School

3rd place State pin design – Benjamin Ulderich from Chelsea High School

3rd place Motorcycle Technology – Trey White from Chelsea High School

Collision Repair

1st Place Collision Repair Technology – Graham Cox from Vincent High School

2nd Place Automotive Refinish Technology – Nic Stanley from Chelsea High School

3rd Place Automotive Refinish Technology – Luis Sanchez from Chelsea High School

Construction Technology

3rd place- Carpentry Competition – Maxwell Huff from Oak Mountain High School

Cosmetology

3rd Place – Cosmetology Contest – Fatima Djalo from Helena High School

Plumbing

1st place – Jaden Bennett from Chelsea High School

2nd place – Clay Green from Chelsea High School

3rd place – Tate Sudsberry from Calera High School

Public Service

Crime Scene Investigation

1st Place- Jaxon Boyd and Ciara Mallory from Shelby County High School, and Lilly Runyan from Calera High School

2nd Place- Joe Edwards from Oak Mountain High School, Miriam Grayson from Shelby County High School, and Dante Juarez Montevallo High School

Criminal Justice

1st Place – Logan Rogers from Calera High School

2nd Place – Grayson Burgett from Calera High School

Robotics

Mechatronics 

1st Place – Josh Clark and Ruach Smith from Calera High School

2nd Place – Will Babcock and Brandon Nicholas from Calera High School

Robotics and Automation

1st Place- Mason Goodwin and Drew Prady from Chelsea High School

Welding

Welding Fabrication

1st – Cody Blackmon from Calera High School, Tucker Edwards from Montevallo High School, Humberto Hernandez-Escobedo from Helena High School