2012 SkillsUSA California

Thirty-two DATA students had an amazing experience at the 45th Annual State Leadership Conference and SkillsUSA Championships, April 12th-15th at the Town and Country Resort down in San Diego. They took home a total of 16 medals in 8 of the 11 competition areas they entered, with seven students earning gold and the opportunity to compete at the 48th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo. in June.

Congratulations to the following skilled and motivated DATA medal winners!

3D Visualization and Animation

Bronze Team - Radu Vasilie and Daniel Rivera

just completing the assignment was a challenge in 6 hours

Photography

Silver - Dennis Keat

Bronze - Kimberlyn Gonzalez

 we occupied 5 of the top 9 spots out of 30

Graphic Communications

Silver - Sebastian Vasquez

missing a tie for gold by 1.5% as a sophomore against a room full of seniors

Chapter Display

Gold Team - Jesus Galarza, Dennis Keat, Kim Vega

Silver Team - Melissa Munoz, Mariah Wells, Kaylin Murphy

the competition didn't stand a chance

Job Skill Demonstration Open

Silver - Ayrton Carazco

an excellent one man show presentation

Broadcast News Production

Gold Team - Linda Ha, Kaylin Murphy, Sydney Siva, Donielle Gerrell

  they overcame technical difficulties, rain, and hail and pulled gold with two iPhones

View images from the event here!

Learn more about SkillsUSA here!