ndiana’s Region III of SkillsUSA held their competition on February 2nd and 3rd at the Area 31 Career Center.

Students competed in both leadership and skills contests. Area 31 has seventy-five SkillsUSA members and fifty-

seven of those members competed in their areas of expertise. This competition decides which contestants move on

to compete at the State contest, in Indianapolis at the fairgrounds, on April 13-14th. The top students from state will

advance to the 54th Annual National Competition in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 25th-29th. Congratulations to

the following Area 31 students who advanced to the state competition:

Thea McCarthy - Customer Service

Jon Hays, Jr. - Job Interview

Hunter Harris - Job Interview

Savanna Preston - Job Interview

Rosalynn Kowal - Job Interview

Julianna Hagen - Job Skills Demonstration A

Elizabeth Johnson - Job Skills Demonstration Open

James White - Advertising Design

Harley Gilpin - Automotive Service Technology

Shelby Keefer - Commercial Baking

Jon McSpadden - Culinary Arts

Ben Taylor - Culinary Arts

Alaina Findley - Culinary Arts

Justice Balay - Restaurant Service

Kayla Wilson - Restaurant Service

Colin Turner - Sheet Metal

Casey Culp - Sheet Metal

Keith Abramson - Crime Scene Investigation Abigail Gregory - Crime Scene Investigation Geraldine Guzman - Crime Scene Investigation Jennifer Hernandez - Crime Scene Investigation Mackenzie Hessong - Crime Scene Investigation Jeffrey Newlin - Crime Scene Investigation Janelle Padilla - Crime Scene Investigation Kayden Poindexter - Crime Scene Investigation Brandy Przybylski - Crime Scene Investigation Rosalynn Kowal - CNC Patrick Leggitt - CNC Brayden Mahan - CNC Jonathan Phillips - CNC Carly Walder - CNC Bryton Brown - Collision Repair Technology Jaylen Frye - Collision Repair Technology Tom Wortman - Automotive Refinishing Tech. Madison Witt - Childhood Education Sarah Meece - Childhood Education

en Davis Senior, Rosalynn Kowal, was honored with the Indiana Career and Technical Education Award of

Excellence by the Department of Education at the Indiana Government Building South on February 8th. Rosalynn

has compiled quite an impressive resume throughout her high school tenure. Completing pathways in Precision

Machining Technology, Project Lead The Way Engineering, and earning certifications in Advanced Manufacturing,

Rosalynn has demonstrated a strong interest and

high levels of achievement in career and technical

education. So much so that earlier this year she was

invited to testify to the Indiana Graduations

Pathways Committee advocating the value and

impact of career education. Additionally, Rosalynn

serves as an ambassador to her Area 31 programs,

has lead robotics programs at the Boys and Girls

Club, is active in 4-H and FIRST robotics, and

participates in both SkillsUSA and National Tooling

and Machining Association student competitions.

She also boasts a 4.78 GPA and is in the prestigious

Top 30 of her graduating class at Ben Davis. We are

very proud of Rosalynn and the honor she received!

ongratulations to Criminal Justice instructor, Mark Gullion, for being selected by the Speedway Post 500, the l1th

district, and the Department of Indiana of the American Legion as their nominee for the 2017-18 Educator of the

Year. Mark was Area 31’s first instructor for the Criminal Justice program and has served in that role for the past

eleven years. He has developed a curriculum that provides students with the opportunity to earn up to twelve college

credits in four post-secondary courses. Additionally, Mark has incorporated a variety of crime scene investigation

labs, and an abundance of guest speakers from law enforcement, the justice system, and government offices. He truly

is passionate about designing a meaningful and exciting experience for his

students.

Mark is committed to consistently refining his instructional practice to implement

innovative and research-based techniques. Mark has coordinated with math

instructors to develop real-world crash reconstruction lessons that integrate

mathematics in a way that is relevant to students. He has adopted a variety of

active learning structures that allow students to be at the center of the lesson.

We are very proud of Mark and wish him the best of luck when the recipient is

announced at the Department of Indiana Convention on July 14th. The honoree

will move on as the state of Indiana’s nominee for the national award.

rea 31 celebrated Valentine’s Day by sharing the love of post-secondary educational opportunities with students.

Representatives from over forty colleges, universities, technical schools, military, and apprenticeship programs came

to the career center and engaged with our students throughout the entire day. Special thanks to Scott Borah for

organizing this professional expo of opportunities!

Name:

Keith Belakiewicz

Savanna Preston

Nick Allison

Olivia Ledezma

CeCe Damier

Selena Helms

Korede Ogunleye

Jacob Walsh

Rene Casteneda

Matthew Robinson

Mathew Surufka

Tahia Sanders

Brandy Przybiski

Trinity Fogleman

Dajanai Exford

Kyle Stankovich

School:

Monrovia

Decatur

Moorseville

Brownsburg

Brownsburg

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Avon

Brownsburg

Decatur

Brownsburg

Plainfield

Ben Davis

Brownsburg

Program:

Adv. Manuf. II

Auto Service I

Auto Service II

Aviation

Aviation

Business Co-op

|Business Tech Lab

Co-op

Collision Repair

Networking / Comp

Construction Trades

Cosmetology

Criminal Justice

Culinary Arts I

Culinary Arts II

Dental Assisting

Name:

Hanna Cecil

Isabella Crawford

Jared Wilson

Khalia Sanders

Kiara Black

Annesia Pavese

Damion Shafer

Tyrekis Cushingberry

Sergio Palacio

Casey Cochran

Sydney McKeen

Ixarely Benitez-Marin

Daniella Gioconda

Evelyn Sanchez

Austin Boardman

Gavin Ulrey

School:

Brownsburg

Moorseville

Brownsburg

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Avon

Avon

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Speedway

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Tri-West

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Home School

Program:

Early Child Ed.

EMS|

Fire Science

Graphic Imaging

Health Science

Health Science

HVAC

Hort/Landscape

Precision Mach.

Medical Asst.

Pharm. Tech.

PLTW

Radio Broadcast

TV Broadcasting

Web Design

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