Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA  98002

3/15/07

NEWS RELEASE
Auburn Riverside and Auburn High School Students Capture
State Slots at Regional SkillsUSA Competitions

Auburn Riverside and Auburn High School students have been competing in regional SkillsUSA competitions throughout January and February, taking home top prizes as well as qualifying for the State tournament in Tacoma on April 12-14.

In the Automotive Service Technology division, the following students were awarded State tournament slots:

Auto Technology

• Cody Barker, 2nd place
• Nick Biggness

Power Equipment Technology

• Austin Littlefield, 1st place   
• Jason Berg, 3rd place
• Kurtis Barry

At the Cabinetry contest, three Auburn High students qualified for State:

• Devin Yuhasz, 1st place
• Derek Tofstad, 2nd place
• Kyle Gray, 5th place
• Honorable Mention:
• Jonathan Klemkow
• Robert Vernon
• Tania Dimova
• Jerrad Shiley

The following students from the Auburn School District welding and machining program qualified for State:

Quiz Bowl -Team Event: Silver Medal Winners

• Dan DeCamp
• Ryan Jackson
• Arron Humphrey
• Brianna Larson
• Justin Sherman

Welding

• Andrew Cooper, 3rd place
• Ryan Jackson, Honorable Mention

Job Interview

Honorable Mention:

• Dan DeCamp
• Josh McBride

Precision Machining

• Justin Sherman, Honorable Mention

CPR/First Aid

• Justin Sherman, 1st place

The following Auburn Riverside students earned State berths at the Leadership & Skills competition:

Quiz Bowl -Team Event: Gold Medal Winners

• Chris Brown
• A.J. Cox
• Bryce Ellingson
• Alex Carl
• Justin Hildenbrand

Basic Electronics

• Chris Brown, 2nd place
• Jonathan Paik, 3rd place

Honorable Mention:

• Justin Lee 
• Dylan O’Neal 
• Dylan Hoffner 
• Faruk Quadri 
• Daniel White 
• Jason Welker 

Cabinetry

• Patrick Byrne, 3rd place

Honorable Mention:

• Brandon Young 
• Zach Schultz 

Computer Maintenance Technology

• Justin Hildenbrand 
• Ian McCuistion
• Chris Patterson
• Ashley Stamper
• Derek Clarke

Electronics Technology

• Ashley Stamper, 2nd place

Job Interview

• Justin Lee, 1st place

Honorable Mention:

• Jared Shropshire
• Jon Llarenas
• Jonathan Paik
• Megan Kerrigan
• Daniel White
• Related Math
• Jonathan Paik
• Megan Kerrigan
• Justin Lee
• Daniel White

For more information contact Amy Spence, public information officer, at (253) 931-4713.