Eastside excels at SkillsUSA Kentucky conference

Dozens of Eastside students participated in the 2019 SkillsUSA Kentucky Leadership Conference and Skills Championship April 10-13 in Louisville. Following are the top results. The first-place winners qualify for SkillsUSA nationals this summer, except in contests listed as state only.

Leadership

• Action Skills: first place, Kevondre Bledsoe; third, Cheyenne Combs 
• Airbrush Design: second, Kelli Bevins 
• Extemporaneous Speaking: third, Mackie McDowell 

Technical contests 

• 3-D Visualization/Animation: second, Brady Cowing & Destani Stephens 
• Audio/Radio Production: first place, Calla Monroe & Jacob Sams; second, Gavin Allen & Malachi Woodard 
• Auto Refinishing: first place, Kelli Bevins; second, Angel Martinez 
• Auto Service: second, Tyler “Kenny” Jones 
• Criminal Justice: first place, Lauren Hunt; third, Jesse Crouch 
• Crime Scene Investigation: second, Cameron Owens, Parker Faulconer, and Meghan Whitehouse 
• Diesel Equipment: third, Cole McElroy 
• Firefighting: first place, Trace Wilson; second, Ibrahim Baraka 
• Interactive Application & Video Game Design: first place, Mackie McDowell & Audrey Stone; second, Sierra Foley & Cole Scott-Thayer 
• Power Equipment: first place, Ashton McVeigh; second, Ben Bates 
• TV/Video Production: third, CJ Nicholson & Jay Crumbie 

State only 

• Patriotic Salute: first place, Caleb Coleman

The National Leadership and Skills Conference is slated for June 24-28 in Louisville.