Automotive students medal at state SkillsUSA conference
HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 2 months AGO
Flathead High School automotive teacher Rob Hunter stands with students Cameron Seals, center, and Cameron Moffitt, right. Seals and Moffitt placed first and third, respectively, in the Automotive Technology event at the state SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference winning medals and tools. (Photo provided by Rob Hunter)
EDUCATION REPORTER Hilary Matheson covers education for the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting focuses on schools, students, and the policies that shape public education across Northwest Montana. Matheson regularly reports on school boards, district decisions and issues affecting teachers and families. Her work examines how funding, enrollment and state policy influence local school systems. She helps readers understand how education decisions affect students and communities throughout the region. IMPACT: Hilary’s work provides transparency and insight into the schools that serve thousands of local families. | May 2, 2025 12:00 AM
Two Flathead High School automotive students brought home gold and bronze at the Montana SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference in Great Falls.
Cameron Seals placed first, winning a gold medal, and Cameron Moffit placed third, earning a bronze medal, in the Automotive Service Technology event. Seals’ first-place win makes him eligible to compete at the national level. Many winners also received prizes, including tools and scholarships.
The pair were among 367 career and technical education students competing in 56 different trade, technical and leadership events.
During the state SkillsUSA competition, students worked against the clock and each other to demonstrate their abilities in the various hands-on events such as architectural and technical drafting, criminal justice, graphic design, diesel equipment technology, gastronomic engineering, medical math, photography, welding and woods, for example. Students also had the opportunity to demonstrate leadership skills through prepared speeches.
The competitive events were run by Montana SkillsUSA with the help of industry professionals, trade associations and labor organizations, with testing competencies set by industry standards.
The SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference will be held June 23 through 27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
The Flathead High School automotive department has planned a car show fundraiser, Crusin’ Flathead High, from noon to 4 p.m. May 10. The car show will feature custom vehicles, hot rods, “rat rods” and unfinished projects. There will be prizes, food prepared by Braves Catering and music. Cars will start being admitted at 11 a.m. The entry cost is $20 per car.
Proceeds benefit Flathead SkillsUSA and speech and debate students to help defray the traveling costs to compete at their respective national championships. Speech and debate students are headed to Iowa for the National Speech and Debate Association tournament scheduled June 15 through 20.
Reporter Hilary Matheson may be reached at 758-4431 or [email protected].
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