Riverwood Students Win Second Place at SkillsUSA Georgia Conference

From Riverwood International Charter School: Two Riverwood International Charter School students won Second Place in Audio Radio Production at the 2017 SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference. Congratulations to Hunter Gordon and Jonathan Orr for their prize-winning newscast on the Canadian Oil Sands Pipeline. Gordon and Orr had to create a three-minute newscast, complete with a 15-second commercial, sound effects, and music. Their highly technical segment also had to include interviews with three people: a knowledgeable source, an average citizen, and a student. Dr. J.C. Futrell is the Raider SkillsUSA Chapter Advisor.

This year’s SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference was from March 25-27, at the Georgia International Convention Center. SkillsUSA is a national, nonprofit student organization that has developed more than 10 million workers through active partnerships between employers and educators. SkillsUSA's mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible citizens. At the heart of this mission are SkillsUSA's core values: integrity, responsibility, citizenship, service, and respect. SkillsUSA Georgia focuses on serving high school students involved in Architecture, Construction, Communication, Cosmetology, Public Safety, and Transportation pathways.

Photos courtesy of Riverwood International Charter School: Riverwood student and SkillsUSA winners, (Photo 1) Hunter Gordon (Photo 2) Jonathan Orr