Show student wins gold at Skills USA competition heads to nationals Richard Hemingway Special to The Globe Ramon Nieto a year 10 employee of 3 L 3 Communications CS V CS W and a member of the Predator team team won the Gold medal at the Utah Championships held h ld in Salt Lake Utah March 27 and d 28 Skills USA is a national student serving organization-serving students enrolled in career and technical education training programs at atour atour atour our nations nation's public high schools USA's and and colleges Skills members mission is to help its become world-class world workers and responsible American citizens prepares Am Americas America's ricas rica's workers It hi high h performance quality educational provides students in in for experiences teamwork citizenship leadership and character development reinforces self self- It builds and attitudes work confidence skills It n and communications emphasizes total quality at work high ethical standards superior work skills long life-long education and pride in the dignity of work The Skills USA Utah Championships began in have since grown from 54 competitors in three contests to over 1000 competitors in more than 80 handson hands- hands on skill and leadership contests New contests are added yearly to meet the demands of new and expanding occupations Over the past 30 years Utah students have won more medals at the National Championships and this year will be no exception As the first place in the area of Electronics Applications Ramon has been invited to compete against the brightest students in his area of expertise at the National Championships held in Kansas City Mo June 23 28 The Electronics Applications competition consists of three sections The first requires contestants to logically troubleshoot functional building blocks of electronics systems using modem modern test equipment on audio systems power supplies microprocessors digital technology and video systems The second evaluates soldering and soldering de-soldering skills workmanship and assembly techniques in constructing an electronics project The third thud part is a written exam on safety procedures electronic devices and electronics concepts Ramon will not only represent himself at the National Championships He will also represent where he is a member of the International Honor Society L 3 Communications and the state of Utah As a representative of the school will defray the cost involved with his competition in Kansas City |