PCCTC Students Earn State and National Honors
Students at the Pickens County Career & Technology Center earned top honors in state and national competitions this year. Representative Davy Hiott had the state champions formally recognized by the South Carolina House of Representatives.
In SkillsUSA, eighth graders Wesley Rapp and Carter Herron of Edwards Middle School and Zakk Lowrance of Liberty Middle School won the Design Team for Engineering state championship. Liberty High School’s Colt Beacham earned his second consecutive Electrical Wiring state title, while Easley High School’s Jace Youngblood won in Masonry.
VEX Robotics Team 7447G, “The Dysfunctional,” captured its second consecutive state title and third overall. Team members Calder Adam, Maclier Hernandez, and Jaxson McDaniel attend Easley High School. Ian Salvador of Team 7447X, Exile, also received an International Robotics Honor Society cord. His team earned Tournament Champion honors at the JL Mann Winter Qualifier.
Daniel High School students earned several DECA state championships. Arjun Jain won in Business Finance; Brady Grove, Ian Fox, and Colin Russel won in Startup Business Plan; and Laoki Williams won in Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research.
In HOSA, Morgan Couch of Pickens High School won the state championship in Prepared Speaking, and Callie Tang of Daniel High School won in Nutrition.
At the national level, Daniel High School seniors Christian “Noah” Dunn and Landon Moore excelled in the Project MFG National Machining League. Dunn won first place and $10,000, while Moore placed third and received $2,500.
PCCTC congratulates these students and their instructors for the preparation and hard work behind these accomplishments.