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A total of 18 students from the Butler County Area Technology Center recently competed in the 2017 SKILLS USA Competiton.  They were Easton Jones, Seth Gaskey, Justin Elms, Dillon Brosnan, Will Blanford, Isaac Flener, Triston Phelps, Dakota McKinney, Chris Pierson, Brandon Grubbs, Zack Smith, Noah Coots, Skyler Dockery, Calesta Childress, Trenton Dorris, Briar Gates, Trevor Henderson, and William Kelley.

Medalists (11 total):

 - Briar Gates- 1st place Automotive Service Technology

 - Trevor Henderson-3rd place Automotive Service Technology

 - Calesta Childress- 3rd place Automotive Service Technology 1

 - William Kelley- 1st place Transportation Tool ID

 - Noah Coots-1st place Carpentry 1

 - Skyler Dockery-3rd place Carpentry 1

 - Zack Smith-1st place Job Skills Demo A

 - Brandon Grubbs-1st place HVAC

 - Dakota McKinney-1st place Industrial Motor Controls

 - Seth Gaskey-3rd place Welding

 - Justin Elms-2nd place Construction Tool ID

Students competed in the following events:

 - Electrical Construction Wiring

 - Industrial Motor Controls

 - Welding Fabrication (team event)

 - Welding

 - Welding 1 (beginner, 3 classes or less)

 - Construction Tool Identification

 - Transportation Tool Identification

 - Automotive Service Technology

 - Automotive Service Technology 1 (beginner, 3 classes or less)

 - Carpentry 1 (beginner, 3 classes or less)

 - HVAC

 - Job Skills Demo A