Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Dozens of students from Southside and Eastside technical centers attended the SkillsUSA Kentucky Leadership Training Institute, held Oct. 12-14 in Louisville. They participated in various activities designed to develop confidence and skills in public speaking, creative problem-solving, critical thinking and SkillsUSA policies and procedures.

“Students and advisors gained an insight to the impact of an individual as a leader, citizen, an employee, as well as working together as a team,” said Steve Phillippi, director of SkillsUSA Kentucky.

Events winners from Southside Technical Center:

• Opening and closing team: 1^st place: Nathan Davis, electronics; Jeremiah Norton, culinary arts; 3^rd place: Aaron Brue, welding; Chad Poole, electricity
• 20-second elevator story: 2^nd place: Jackee Williams, culinary arts; 3^rd place: Christopher Johnson, electronics
• Extemporaneous writing: 2^nd place, Kendra Bartell-Coyle, medical sciences
• Banner: 3^rd place: Dylan Tucker, carpentry
• Most-improved team member: Kendra Bartell-Coyle, medical sciences (gold team)

Events winners from Eastside Technical Center:

• Poster design: 1^st place, Rebecca Henderson, automotive technology
• Two-minute speech: 1^st place, Rebecca Henderson, automotive technology
• T-shirt design: 1^st place, Andrew Alderidge, diesel technology
• Most-improved team member: Jonika May, automotive technology (blue team)
• KLTI overall winning team: James Bennett, computer programming; Rebecca Henderson, automotive technology; Jonika May, automotive technology; Anna Newman, computer repair; and Kelly Reynolds, diesel technology

SkillsUSA is a nationwide partnership of business and industry, career and technical educators and students in high school and post-secondary schools.