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SkillsUSA Members Place in State Competitions

Mackenzie Farkus, Editor in Chief
April 1, 2015
SkillsUSA Members Place in State Competitions
Over the past weekend, SkillsUSA members participated in State competitions. The following students placed, and those that took first place will move on to National competitions in Louisville, Kentucky.
Career Pathway Showcase – Business, Management and Technologies
2nd – Harshini Addanki ’15, Amisha Jhanji ’16, Sandra Kumar ’15
Career Pathway Showcase – Health Services
3rd – Sesha Dasari ’15, Reshma Jadhav ’15, Vineeta Jagana ’15
Career Promotion Demonstration 
 1st – Maitreyi Ramaswamy ’17, Ramya Yedatore ’15, Claire Jahnke ’17
 2nd – Aayush Anupindi ’15, Kevin Ly ’15, Eric Coleman ’15
Customer Service 
 2nd – Kavya Yedatore ’15
 4th – Shaili Mehta ’17
Health Knowledge Quiz Bowl 
 1st – Rasik Jankay ’16, Devi Arunachalam ’15, Jae Cho ’15, Clisha D’Souza ’15
 2nd – Varsha Madipadga ’16, Abhishaike Mahajan ’15, Saket Myneni ’17, Diksha Verma ’16
Health Occupations Professional Portfolio
 1st – Shameela Ali ’15
Information Technology Services
 1st Chris Ayoub ’16
Job Interview
 2nd – Shaili Mehta ’17
Job Skill Demonstration “A” 
 2nd – Vikas Reddy ’15
Medical Math
1st – Arnav Jain ’15
3rd – Shameela Ali ’15
Medical Terminology 
2nd – Kelly Kim ’17
Mobile Robotics
2nd – Mehroze Qazi ’15, Sharharyar Ali ’15
Quiz Bowl
3rd – Abhishek Khare ’17, Saaketh Erraguntla ’15, Arnav Jain ’15, Aman Jakkani ’15, Rasik Jankay ’16, Swetha Jayavelu ’15, Kevin Ly ’15
Related Technical Math
2nd – Chris Ayoub ’16
Robotics Urban Search and Rescue
4th – Govind Girish ’16, Andy Chang ’16
Technical Computer Applications
3rd – Claire Jahnke ’17
Web Page Design
3rd – Maanasa Neralla ’15, Swetha Jayavelu ’15
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About the Contributor
Mackenzie Farkus
Mackenzie Farkus, Editor in Chief
Hi, I’m Mackenzie Farkus,  Editor-in-Chief 2014-2016. I’m a lifelong bookworm, I love to travel, and I collect vinyl and comics. I’ve lived in Seattle, WA, Atlanta, GA, and a very tiny town in NC. After Westwood, I’ll attend Simmons College in Boston, MA, where I am majoring in Communications.