On Thursday, December 8, Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center hosted a SkillsUSA Leadership Event. This event is held annually in Erie, Pa, but due to unfortunate circumstances was canceled this year. In a collaborative effort to provide something for the area’s SkillsUSA youth, this event brought together 22 of our own CTC students, as well as 27 Bradford High Comprehensive Career and Technical Program students from Bradford, Pa. Students rotated through four stations for 45 minute sessions. 

These were:

• Professionalism with Brent Bryant.
  • This involved an outside ropes course, and a pretend minefield
• Social Media and You with Tom Boylan & Dave DeGolier
  • Maintaining professionalism on social media
• Framework for SkillsUSA with Kim Mooney
  • Mastering important technical skills, workplace skills, and personal skills through games and activities
• Teambuilding with Michelle Jack
  • Students created snowmen utilizing leadership skills, and enjoyed other interactive activities

Students ate a catered lunch provided by the SHCTC Culinary students and given a presentation by Kelly Compton, Curriculum Specialist at the Seneca Highlands IU9. Kelly spoke about Courage.

Students are looking forward to the SkillsUSA Districts Competition being held in Mercer, Pa in early January.