Columbia-Montour AVTS

SkillsUSA Results
SkillsUSA members from Columbia-Montour AVTS competed in District VI competitions during January and February in order to qualify to State Competition to be held in April at Hershey. Only students earning first place will advance to the next level of competition.

At the Lycoming Career and Technical Center on January 26th Kelsey Phillips earned Third place in Nurse Assisting and Devon Fidrick earned a participation award in Automotive Technology. On January 29th at Penn College First place awards were given to Cody Zerby in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning and Zach Baylor in Residential Plumbing. Taylor Hiller earned Second place in Welding and Desiree Reichenbach earned a participation award in Technical Drafting. On February 5th at Central Mountain High School Shawn Good earned First place in Precision Machining and Tony Ventura placed Second in Building Maintenance. Nichole Kimble earned a participation award in Cosmetology. At SUN Area Technical Institute on February 9th First place medals were awarded to Tyler Creveling in Carpentry, Steph Evicci in Job Skill Demonstration Open, Alexis Kishbaugh in Residential Wiring, and Shane Brophy in Related Technical Math. Second place awards were given to Evelyn Holmes in Action Skills with model Melissa Abraczinskas, in Teamworks Ryon Bodwalk, Thomas Rowe, Lindsay Swisher, and Tony Ventura, Angelina Burd in Esthetics with model Kristi Betz, Christy Miller in Job Skill Demonstration A, and Heather Smith in Nail Care with model Heather Philbin. Students earning participation awards were Brandon Wech in First Aid, Kristie Longenberger in Food and Beverage Service, and Alan Parr in Collision Repair Technology. On February 18th James Keil earned First place in Electronics Technology at North Schuylkill Training and Technology Center. Richelle Reeder received a bye to State Competition in Painting and Decorating.

Front Row L-R: Alexis Kishbaugh, Evelyn Holmes, Angelina Burd, Christy Miller, Stephanie Evicci, and Richelle Reeder
Second Row: Alan Parr, Zach Baylor, Cody Zerby, and Shawn Good
Third Row: Shane Brophy, Tyler Creveling, and James Keil
Fourth Row:Nicole Kimble, Kristie Longenberger, Tony Ventura, Brandon Wech, Ryon Bodwalk, Thomas Rowe, and Lindsay Swisher
Absent from photo: Devon Fidrick, Kelsey Phillips, Taylor Hiller, Desiree Reichenbach, Melissa Abraczinskas, Kristi Betz, Heather Smith, and Heather Philbin.

School Recycling Competition
Five area schools recently competed in Greensylvania School Recycling Competition. The competition was modeled after the national Recylcemania Competition that takes place on college campuses across the nation. Competing schools included Beaver Main Elementary, Central Columbia Elementary, Central Columbia Middle School and High School, and Columbia-Montour AVTS. The winner was determined by taking the weight of all the paper delivered from a school during the month of October and dividing it by the population of the school to determine a per capita amount. A total of 3,870 pounds was diverted from the landfill and recycled during the competition. The winning school, Columbia-Montour AVTS, was awarded a recycled office paper plaque. The competition is currently being done on a county to county basis with plans to become statewide.

Pictured in the photo are Kelsey Armstrong, Marcus Coulter, Samuel Sassaman, Bryanna Gearhart, Mr. David Bacher (Principal), and Mr. Charles Fritz Bloomsburg Recycling Coordinator.