Wednesday, July 25, 2001
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 |
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MHS graphic arts students compete nationally Graduating senior Melvin Bruce has earned McIntosh High School's first national award in career and technical student organization competition in the 37th National Leadership and Skills Conference and Skills USA Championships in Kansas City, Mo. Three other McIntosh graphic arts students also had outstanding scores at the conference. Bruce competed against other first-place state winners from across the nation and came away with a bronze medal. He was one of only eight Georgia entrants to receive medals. Bruce earned the right to advance to the national action skills competition by winning state last spring. His contest involved the demonstration of a skill learned in his graphic arts class. He chose to explain to the judges the steps involved in printing an image on a mug. McIntosh students Kayti Haugh, Adam Jessen and Chris Dunn placed in the top six of the Skills USA Championships, having also placed first in their state contests. Dunn won fourth nationally for advertising design; Haugh won sixth for photography; Jessen took sixth for promotional bulletin board and also participated in the bulletin board competition, sharing a sixth-place finish. This was the fifth trip to national competition for MHS graphics students and the first time any contestant has placed in the top ten. "I am so proud of these students and of the hard work each one put into representing their state and their school at the national level," said Margo Booth, advisor and teacher, who accompanied the students to the competition. "These scores are exciting for our program and our school, and set a new standard for MHS graphics students to come," she said. Skills USA is considered the largest single day of corporate volunteerism in America, valued at $20 million in industry support of donated time, equipment, cash and material. Contests are run and judged by industry using industry standards for employment. More than 1,000 industry judges participated. More than 4,000 high school and college students from every state and three territories competed in 72 technical, skilled and service occupations contests.
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