Three Rutland County students head to national SkillsUSA competition

Three Rutland County students head to national SkillsUSA competition

Three Rutland County high school students will be heading to Atlanta this June to represent Vermont at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, after earning gold medals at the state competition held earlier this spring.

Students prepare for SkillsUSA

For the second year in a row Allyeska Vild has taken first place in the SkillsUSA Power Equipment Technology (P.E.T.) division, allowing her to compete nationally in Atlanta, Georgia. Last Friday you could see her with her sister Ellyonna who also competes with SkillsUSA, out with a sign and grill selling hot dogs and cookies to raise money for her trip to Georgia. "This is my second time...