POINT PLEASANT — Mason County Schools held the Career and Technical Student Organization contests Feb. 4 at the Mason County Career Center.

Nearly 140 students from all three area junior/senior high schools competed in trade and industrial, agricultural, health occupation and business education contests within the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) and SkillsUSA events.

At the start of the awards assembly, held at the Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High School Auditorium, Ruth Caplinger, vocational director/principal of the MCCC, welcomed all the students and congratulated everyone on a job well done. The judging of the different categories were carried out Thursday morning.

Winners are as follows:

• SkillsUSA - Trade and Industrial: Automotive Technology, Mr. Keith Taylor, Instructor — J.C. Litchfield, PPHS, first place; Casey Rhodes, PPHS, second place; and Steven Holley, PPHS, third place. Building Trades, Mr. Lawrence Gray, Instructor — Matthew R. Eller, PPHS, first place; Earl P. Mitchell, PPHS, second place; and Jeremiah A. Harris, PPHS, third place. Drafting — Architectural, Mrs. Lynn Tupes, Instructor - Austin McBeath, PPHS, first place. Drafting — Mechanical, Mrs. Lynn Tupes, Instructor — Paul McClure, PPHS, first place. Machine Tool Technology, Mr. William Mallette, Instructor — Daniel Blazer, PPHS, first place; Todd Grimm, PPHS, second place; and Shay Bradshaw, PPHS, third place. Graphic Design, Mr. Jeff Wamsley, Instructor — Marla Nowlin, PPHS, first place; Beau Bellamy, PPHS, second place; and Bella Enrico, PPHS, third place. Welding Technology, Mr. Russell Williams, Instructor — Brad Clutter, PPHS, first place; Navid Thornton, PPHS, second place; and Raymond Gandee, PPHS, third place. ProStart, Mrs. Jackie Anderson, Instructor — Tyler Toles, PPHS, first place; and Chelsea Mullins, PPHS, second place.

• FFA - Agricultural: FFA Creed (first year), Caroline Thompson, WHS, first place; and Danielle Foglesong, PPHS, second place. FFA Creed, (10th grade or older — first year), Cory Lee, PPHS, first place; and Vanessa Bumgarner, WHS, second place. Public Speaking, Amber Mayes, PPJSHS, first place; Wes Davis, PPHS, first place; and Leticia Paugh, WHS, second place. Job Interview, Amanda Hannon, PPHS, first place; and Jonathon Hoffman, WHS, second place. Extemporaneous Speaking, Wes Davis, PPHS, first place.

• HOSA - Health Occupations: Medical Reading, 2009 State winners: Raven Martin, PPHS; Rachel Rollins, PPHS; and Ruby Schwartz, PPHS. Medical Terminology, Zach Sayre, PPHS, first place; and Kayla Liberatore, PPHS, second place.

• FBLA - Business Education: Accounting I, Brett Sergent, PPHS, first place; and Michelle Williams, PPHS, second place. Business Calculation, Tyler Miller, PPHS, first place; Jacob Carr, PPHS, second place; and Valerie Wolfe, WHS, third place. Business Communication, Ashlee Filkins, PPHS, first place; Austin Burch, PPHS, second place; and Grayson Stewart, WHS, third place. Business Law, Kristen DeWeese, PPHS, first place. Business Math, Austin Akers, HHS, first place; Ashley Flora, HHS, second place; and Zach Jenkins, HHS, third place. Business Procedures, Angelica Brumfield, HHS, first place; Tara Wooten, WHS, second place; and Shalynn Likens, PPHS, third place. Client Service, Dylan Stone, PPHS, first place. Computer Applications, Mason Dempsey, HHS, first place; Sydney Walton, PPHS, second place; and Cheyenne Wallen, WHS, third place. Cyber Security, Hannah Porter, WHS, first place. FBLA Principles & Procedures (Grades 9 & 10), Jessica Price, PPHS, first place; Jacob Taylor, HHS, second place; and Steven Flora, HHS, third place. Help Desk, Carlie Cundiff, WHS, first place. Desktop Publishing (Team Event), Amanda King and Anthony Darst, PPHS, first place; Samantha Mayes and Alex Edmunds, HHS, second place; and Derick Flora and Shawn Kauffer, HHS, third place. Economics, Jo Roach, WHS, first place. Impromptu Speaking, Wes Davis, PPHS, first place; and Kateland Harlow, WHS, second place. Introduction to Business (Grades 9 & 10), Caleb Shaw, HHS, first place; and Kathy Ellis, HHS, second place. Job Interview, Mark Borromeo, PPHS, first place; and Nathan Hannum, PPHS, second place. Marketing, Drew Parsons, PPHS, first place; and Paige Hoffman, WHS, second place. Network Design, Candy Lane, WHS, first place. Parliamentary Procedures, Kelsie Spencer, PPHS, first place; Jennifer Freeman, PPHS, second place; and Dakota Campbell, HHS, third place. Public Speaking (Grades 9 &10), Alexandra Darst, PPHS, first place; and Mackennah Lewis, PPHS, second place. Public Speaking II (Grades 11 & 12), Claire Cottrill, PPHS, first place; and Kylenn Criste, PPHS, second place. Sports Management, Tyler Deal, PPHS, first place; Preston Rairden, PPHS, second place; and Drake Nolan, PPHS, third place. Technology Concepts, Adam Carr, PPHS, first place; and Caleb Watson, PPHS, second place. Website Development, Marlee Hartley, PPHS, first place. Word Processing (Grades 9 & 10), Rebekah Donohew, PPHS first place; and Jennifer Westfall, PPHS, second place.

Judges for the event included Mark Phillips, Gary Burdette, Margaret ‘Kitti’ Kaylor, Frank Capehart, Sharon Cole, Jenna Meeks, Gary Walbrown, Marty Reed, Amherst Industries, Gary Keefer and Jason Taylor.

A special thanks was give to the ProStart students and Mrs. Anderson for lunch, Jeff Wamsley’s Graphic Design students for the prizes for all of the winners, and all of the Mason County Career Center staff for their assistance.