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Emmitsburg Elementar y School Catoctin High School 2018

Holds First Race For Technology Maryland State SkillsUSA Contest

Event Results

Elizabeth Swindells Congratulations to the Catoctin High School (CHS) students who competed
in the 2018 Maryland State SkillsUSA contests held on April 13-14, 2018.
Photos by Elizabeth Swindells
Once again, Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) students performed
extremely well, earning 22 gold medals, 19 silver medals, 7 bronze medals, and
2 voting delegates.
All first-place gold medal winners have earned the right to represent
Maryland and compete in the SkillsUSA National Competition (in Louisville,
Kentucky) in late June.
Cheyenne Scobie—1 , TV Multimedia Broadcast News Production; Olivia
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Dart—1 , CAD Career Pathways Showcase: Manufacturing; Samantha
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Smith—1 , Cosmetology Nail Care (Contestant); Dalton Wine—Automotive
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Tech Voting Delegate; Isaac Storer—1 , Web Design Web Design;
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Nathan Schwartzbeck—1 , Ag Metals Welding Fabrication; Rachel
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Burns—2 , CAD Career Pathways Showcase: Arts, Audiovisual Tech and
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Communication; Emma Appel—2 , TV Multimedia Television (Video)
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Production; Keegan Coolidge—3 , AOHP First Aid/CPR; Kaleb Sellers—3 ,
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Digital Design Screen Printing Technology. Way to go, Cougars!
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April 6, 2018, student use.
Emmitsburg Principal
Elementary Mary Ann
School held Wiles promised
their first- to arrive the
ever Race For morning of
Technology. The the event in a
event was held special way if
in an attempt to the event met
provide funds it’s goal, and
for technology on the morning
and other of April 6, the
resources in the entire school
classroom, as watched as she
well as PTA- arrived on a
sponsored ladder truck
activities, such (shown left)!
as field trips and It was a
family involvement activities. beautiful day for the event. All
In the preceding weeks, students students from pre-K through fifth
took home letters, asking for grade were in attendance.
sponsorship and donations from There was a DJ to keep everyone
friends and families. The students pumped up, and an ice cream truck
and faculty fundraised laboriously to keep everyone cooled down. This
and exceeded their $7,000 goal by event has been a goal of the PTA for
$2,000, for a grand total of $9,000 about two years, and they did an
in funds raised! The money raised excellent job executing it. The event
will be used by the PTA to purchase was hugely successful, and a great
Google Chromebooks, laptops, and time was had by all.