{"id":629,"date":"2013-04-08T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T19:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=629"},"modified":"2013-04-08T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T19:21:44","slug":"dunwoody-students-earn-gold-at-2013-skillsusa-minnesota-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2013\/dunwoody-students-earn-gold-at-2013-skillsusa-minnesota-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunwoody students earn gold at 2013 SkillsUSA Minnesota Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dunwoody students performed well again this year in the SkillsUSA Minnesota Contest held last weekend at various locations in the Twin Cities, including the Dunwoody campus.<\/p>\n<p>The Collision students, advised by Bruce Graffunder and Bob Brandon, made a complete sweep of the awards, taking first through fourth place in the contest. Kevin Wendt advised two teams for the Web Design contest, and they placed first and second.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 16 Dunwoody students competed in seven contests, including Collision, Automotive Refinishing, HVAC, Computer Programming, Computer Maintenance, Web Design, and Internetworking.\u00a0 The students medaled in five of the contests with three in first place, two in second place, three in third place, and two in fourth place.\u00a0 The full results are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collision Repair\u2013 <em>Advisors: Bruce Graffunder and Bob Brandon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">1<\/span><sup style=\"text-align: justify;\">st<\/sup><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">: Erik Campion<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup>: Trevor Multhaup<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3<sup>rd<\/sup>: Huey Lewis<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4<sup>th<\/sup>: Andy LaRue<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Internetworking \u2013\u00a0<em>Advisors: Rob Bentz and Dave Mansheffer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup>: Donald Geer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Computer Web Design \u2013<em>Advisor: Kevin Wendt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place Team:\u00a0 Joe Packer and Brett Lidfors<\/p>\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place Team:\u00a0 Martin Sheeks and Brady Skaurad<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Automotive Refinishing \u2013 <em>Advisors: Bruce Graffunder and Bob Brandon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3<sup>rd<\/sup>: Erik Campion<\/p>\n<p>4<sup>th<\/sup>: Huey Lewis<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Computer Maintenance \u2013 <em>Advisor: Dave Mansheffer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3<sup>rd<\/sup>: Lee Reiners<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The first place winners are eligible to compete at the national SkillsUSA competition in Kansas City, Mo., June 24\u201328.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Wendt and Bruce Graffunder will be attending the national competition as advisors for the contests.\u00a0 Four Dunwoody faculty members are going to the national competition to judge: Lonny Lunn and Dave Duval for the Automotive competition, Heather Gay for the Teamworks competition, and Polly Friendshuh for the Electrical Construction Wiring competition.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about SkillsUSA Minnesota, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnskillsusa.org\">www.mnskillsusa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>SkillsUSA Minnesota is part of a national organization that serves over a quarter million student members annually, organized into more than 14,700 chapters and 54 state and territorial associations (including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands). The Minnesota Association has offered leadership opportunities to over 200,000 student members since 1967, with a current annual membership of over 3,000. There are chapters in 29 technical colleges and 50 high schools or cooperative centers, with potential to serve many more. SkillsUSA is governed by a Board of Directors, elected from teachers that advise local chapters, and representing both the high school and college divisions and industry representatives. All programs are offered as integral to the curriculum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dunwoody students performed well again this year in the SkillsUSA Minnesota Contest held last weekend at various locations in the Twin Cities, including the Dunwoody campus. The Collision students, advised by Bruce Graffunder and Bob Brandon, made a complete sweep of the awards, taking first through fourth place in the contest. 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