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NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Jeanne Kraft
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2016
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PHS SkillsUSA team advances to state March 31 The SkillsUSA team from the Paris High School Career & Technology Education Department recently brought home a total of 11 gold, silver and bronze medals after their recent wins during the district five competition in Waco, Texas. The students competed in seven different contests, as individuals and teams. In the marine service competition Josh Rogers won first place. Matthew Cosio won second place in motorcycle service. Third place in power equipment technology was taken by Zack Kolvig. Constance Bivins, Maria Gonzalez, and Sean Lehenbauer won first place in the chapter display competition. In the nursing assisting competition, Ceaira Gill won first. Alex Folmar won first and Shyann Parker won second in basic health care. Second place was taken by Loranna Sutton and third was taken by Grace Hamm in photography. Ten students will advance to state March 31-April 3 in Corpus Christi at the SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference.
From left, (front row) Maria Gonzalez, Constance Bivens, Loranna Sutton and Grace Hamm; (back row) Alex Folmar, Josh Rogers, Zach Kolvig , Matthew Cosio and Shyann Parker. Not Pictured: Ceaira Gill and Sean Lehenbauer