Buckeye Career Center students earn honors at SkillsUSA

Six members of Buckeye Career Center’s SkillsUSA chapter earned top honors at the Ohio SkillsUSA State Championships May 5-6 in Columbus.

The top BCC placer was Gabryella Ferren, a cosmetology student from Carrollton, who earned second place and a silver medal in the cosmetology competition.

Third-place bronze winners included Zoey Campbell, a PLTW engineering student from Conotton Valley, and Kail Marshall, a PLTW engineering student from New Philadelphia, in robotics: urban search and rescue; Toni Watson, a graphic arts student from Tuscarawas Valley, in photography; Marshall Kohler, an electrical systems technology student from New Philadelphia, in industrial motor control; and Khalen Green, an outdoor power student from Carrollton, in motorcycle service technology. Green is now a two-time state placer.

Nearly 50 BCC students competed at the state level, while another seven assisted with the competition.

SkillsUSA Ohio is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association of more than 36,000 students and educators partnering with business and industry to ensure America has a globally competitive skilled workforce. SkillsUSA is the largest career-technical student organization at Buckeye Career Center.

For more information, visit BuckeyeCareerCenter.org.