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West Marshall takes trophy in fifth annual Career Extravaganza

Thursday / May 18, 2017

West Marshall took home the traveling team trophy for the third year in a row at this year’s Career Extravaganza held at Marshalltown Community College.

West Marshall High School took home the Traveling Trophy for the third year in a row at the fifth annual Career Extravaganza held at Marshalltown Community College. Nearly 200 students from five local high schools competed in business, family and consumer sciences, and industrial tech competitions throughout the day on May 8.

West Marshall had the highest average ranking across all competitions, which included students from BCLUW, East Marshall, West Marshall, GMG, and Marshalltown High School. Second Place went to BCLUW, and Third Place went to East Marshall.

“The students showed remarkable talents and professionalism in each of the career and technical competitions last week,” says Rod Ball, Director of Special Programs at AEA 267. “Their performances were a reflection of the remarkable technical programs and dedicated teachers in each of our K-12 districts. Students are being prepared very well for many career choices and higher educational options in our region.”

Final Results are as follows:

Construction/Sawhorses: 1^st tie between West Marshall Team 1 & East Marshall Team 1; 2^nd  West Marshall Team 2

Cupcake Wars: 1^st East Marshall Team 2; 2^nd BCLUW Team 2; 3^rd Marshalltown Team 1

Focus on Children: Three-way tie for 1^st between West Marshall Teams 2 & 3 and GMG Team 1

Rapid Interviews: 1^st West Marshall Team 2; 2^nd BCLUW Team 1; 3^rd East Marshall Team 1

Repurpose with a Purpose: 1^st Marshalltown Team 6; 2^nd Marshalltown Team 4; 3^rd BCLUW Team 3

Video Presentations: 1^st West Marshall Team 1; 2^nd West Marshall Team 2; 3^rd GMG Team 1

Welding: 1^st BCLUW Team 1; 2^nd East Marshall Team 2; 3^rd tie between Marshalltown Team 3 and West Marshall Team 2

First place winners in the Cupcake competition, East Marshall’s Logan Metzger and Tylia Kaisand.

First place winners from West Marshall, Caitlin Rahn and Jessley Ash, in the Focus on Children competition.

First place winners from West Marshall, Madison Millizer and Tayiah Siegert, in the Focus on Children competition.

First place winners from GMG, Alexa Almanza and Sidney Catherwood, in the Focus on Children competition.

First place winner from MHS, Michelle Macias, in the Repurpose with a Purpose competition.

West Marshall students on the Video Presentation team that took first place honors: Kristian Carbajal, Austin Chaplin, Andy Woods, John Guthrie and Levi Randall.

First place winners from BCLUW, Clayton Smith and Mason Dyhne, in the Welding competition.