MCCTC students advance to state Business Professionals of America competition

 

Canfield, Feb. 17, 2009 — Seventeen Mahoning County Career and Technical Center students are headed to Columbus for the Business Professionals of America State Competition. The students’ scores at the regional level placed them high enough to move onto state competition. Of the seventeen students, fourteen came in first place in their individual categories.

The Information Technology students competed in various categories at the regional competition from computer animation to video production. The regional awards were handed out during a banquet on February 5 at the Georgetown Banquet Facility.

The MCCTC students will head to Columbus for the state competition March 12-13. Students advancing to the state competition are:

Nat Banchong of Canfield
Andrew Cain of Jackson Milton
Tabatha Crigger of West Branch
Shane Fonner of Sebring
Ryan Frey of Campbell
Tyler Hawkins of Western Reserve
Andrew Jackson of West Branch
Chris Johnston of Western Reserve
Katie Kosela of Poland
Jenn Mayfield of Austintown Fitch
Robert Murrell of Boardman
Frank Perez of Campbell
Adam Porter of Jackson Milton
Dylan Purdy of Jackson Milton
Justin Robson of Sebring
Hilliary Shambach of Jackson Milton
Amanda Simkins of Youngstown Chaney

For more information please contact Jacqueline Kuffel, Career Development Supervisor, at 330-729-4120.

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