Six Addison Trail students earn top-10 finishes at SkillsUSA Illinois State Leadership & Skills Conference

The six Addison Trail students below recently earned a top-10 finish at the SkillsUSA Illinois State Leadership & Skills Conference. That event took place from April 23 to 25 in Peoria.

• Junior William Catlow: 1^st place State Champion in Automotive Service Technology
  *As the State Champion, Catlow has qualified to compete in the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, which will take place from June 1 to 5 in Atlanta.
  
  
• Sophomore Tyler Fachet: 5^th place in Automotive Service Technology
  
  
• Senior Daniel Kaczowka: 8^th place in Automotive Service Technology
  
  
• Junior Chiara Lapitan: 7^th place in Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
  
  
• Senior Thomas Kroplewski: 9th place in Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
  
  
• Junior Jimmy Jacinto Mendez: 10^th place in Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair

According to http://skillsusaillinois.org, “SkillsUSA Illinois is a state and national membership association serving high school, college and middle school students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations, and for further education. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.”