CHS VOCA Club returns from Region Competition loaded with awards.

Calhoun High School Vocational Opportunities Clubs of American (VOCA) members competed in Regional Competition, Friday, February 10 at North Metro Technical College.  All 31 participants received recognition for their projects.

Participants included:  Erica Mays, elected State Parliamentarian, Brent Ivey, Career Manual,  5th place; Kristen Yates, Chapter of the Year, 2nd place; Crystal Cochran, Child Care and Development, 2nd place; Qoell Forrester, Communication Skills 1st place; Scotty Rigney, Construction Technology 2nd place; Rachel Posey, Adam Holsomback and Spencer Brown, Creative Problem Solving 1st place; Katie Davis, Culinary Arts 1st place; Kyra Harris, Fashion Design 2nd place; Cassidy Taylor, First Aid/CPR, 4th place; Daisy Guillen, Floral Design 1st place; Tramaine Higginbotham, Health Care Science Technology 1st place; Callie Sims, Leadership Development, 3rd place; Jonathan Tippit, Mathematical Concepts, 3rd place; Diana Gonzalez, Power Point Presentation, 3rd place; Tysheen Ford, Prepared Speech,  1st place; Amanda Dodson,  Lillian Harris and April Clark, Video Porduction, 2nd place; Justin Silvers, Woodworking, 2nd place; Allie McAfee, Erica Whitfield, Maya Watkins, Leah Shugart, Shaneekwa Davis and Inez Moran, Opening/Closing Ceremony, 1st place; Haleigh Ferguson and Maria Fitz, Voting Delegates. 

First and second place winners will go on to compete in the State Competition at Jekyll Island in March.  “These students worked extremely hard on their projects and represented Calhoun High School very well at Region.  We are very proud of each student!” commented Lynn Davis, Project Success Coordinator, and her assistant Polly Brown.

VOCA contests enable members to demonstrate proficiency and to acquire experience in chapter projects, leadership skills and occupational preparation.  These events are designed to foster positive and constructive teamwork.  Members are evaluated against a standard set of criteria that foster growth in self-esteem and teamwork.  The goals of this competition are to showcase the achievement of students enrolled in this program, to stimulate participating students’ growth and improvement in integrating career/technical skills, academic skills and experiences; and to encourage and elevate positive social skills and raise expectations. 

The objectives of this competition are that the student will recognize the relationship of the competition to the total instructional program; develop an appreciation of the educational value of the competition by participation; recognize the potential career development of individual strengths, achievements and competencies; develop active successful participation in Career/Technology Student Organizations; develop an appreciation of the social and educational values of successful competitive attitudes such as promptness, initiative, preparedness, appropriate dress and good behavior; develop fairness, good sportsmanship and effective communication skills; and to encourage individual and group achievement

VOCA competition participants:  Front, left to right
Dianna Gonzalez, Ines Moran,
Lillian Harris, Jesus Topete, April Clark, Rachel Posey,  Spencer Brown
Erica Whitfield, Tremaine Higgingbotham, Amanda Dodson, Kyra Harris,
Qoell Forrester, Shaneenkwa Davis, Katie Davis, Maya Watkins, Erica Mays, Deisy Guillan, Kristen Yates, Scotty Rigney and Justin Silvers  

Not available for photograph: Adam Holsomback, Allie McAfee and Leah Shugart, Brent Ivey, Crystal cochran, Cassidy Taylor, Callie Sims, Johnathan Tippit, Haleight Ferguson, Tysheen Ford, Maria Fitz.