ESSAY
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
its show off skills
victory.
The top winner in each cate
gory is awarded a scholarship, while
the second and third place win
ners are recipients of medals.
Winners of the math contest
will take a step further and go on
to a state contest where they will
compete against 400 other stu
dents.
Both the college and the stu
dents receive benefits from this
contest, Kirkpatrick said.
“I believe it is really good for
the college because it brings stu
dents out here and they see what
we have,” she stated.
Students participating get the
advantage of experiencing college
life, many of which, according to
Kirkpatrick, have never visited
CCC.
The program was born over a
decade ago, and it initially involved
contests for only vocational stu
dents. During this time, many
small areas were already doing skills
contests.
“We decided that it would be
fun to do it all on one day,” Kirkpa
trick said.
Clackamas Education Serv
ice District and CCC linked arms
to co-sponsor the event. The main
duo in charge were Kit Youngren
and Patti Hindman, CCC coordi
nator.
On the day of the contest, the
students of the college got a break
from their regular schedule, due
to the fact that no classes were
run. This allowed instructors to
get involved in the contest which,
according to Kirkpatrick, was “a
big undertaking.”
And so the 12th annual Skills
Competition is over and will be
put to rest for another year, as
students return to their home turfe
and prepare for the 13th annual
contest, which may be a lucky
number for prospective contest
ants.
February 28,1990
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