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2007 SkillsUSA National Competition

Corey Needham of the Networking Technology program represented Waldo County Technical Center in the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri. He participated in the secondary division of the Computer Maintenance Technology (CMT) competition, placing 7th after two days of skills demonstrations in a group of 43 competitors. The conference was held June 25 – 30 with skills competitions representing many trades.

During the competition, Corey achieved CompTIA A+ certification and performed a variety of computer service, diagnostic and configuration tests. Following the competition, he is planning to pursue a college degree with a computer technology concentration.

The Village Soup covered the event in this article.

Selected images and video clips are available from the conference in Kansas City. Click on the images for larger versions.
(Picture sizes vary and may download slowly without broadband service.)

Monday - Arrive in Kansas City
Tuesday - Orientation & opening ceremonies
Wednesday - First day of competitions
Thursday - Second day of competitions
Friday - Closing ceremonies & free time

Movie clips taken during various parts of the conference are also available. These clips require Apple QuickTime™ viewer or support for the MOV format. These clips range from 5 to 50 MB in size - download speed may be slow.

Opening Ceremony - Kemper Arena 21MB
Opening Ceremony - Kemper Arena 55MB
Opening Ceremony - Kemper Arena 9MB
Opening Ceremony - Kemper Arena 24MB
Opening Ceremony - Kemper Arena 5MB
Criminal Justice Competition 23MB
Criminal Justice Competition 47MB
Collision Repair Technology 34MB
Collision Repair Technology 17MB
Collision Repair Technology 21MB
Collision Repair Technology 39MB
Collision Repair Technology 19MB
Robotics & Automation Technology 19MB
Welding Technology 16MB
Commercial Baking 16MB
Residential Wiring 15MB
Residential Wiring 16MB
Building Construction 16MB
Computer Maintenance Technology 6MB

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