Students from Chestatee, East Hall, Flowery Branch, Johnson and West Hall high schools as well as Lanier Charter Career Academy placed at the Region SkillsUSA Competition on Feb. 6 at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville. Students earning first and second advanced to the state finals March 13-15 at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta on March 13-15. First-place winners were: Peter Adams, Johnson, photography Davey Cantrell, East Hall, auto refinishing Caleb Cape, East Hall, SkillsUSA pin design Asuncion Iniguez, LCCA, masonry Stephanie Lopez and Deisi Pizano (model) LCCA, esthetics Christopher Mumpower, Johnson, graphic communications Melinda Smith, Johnson, advertising design Matt Stewart, Chestatee, carpentry Second-place winners: Chrystian Bis, Johnson, computer maintenance technology Matthew Cobbs, Flowery Branch, advertising design Ryan Cravero, LCCA, HVAC Jake Delong, Chestatee, power equipment technology Luis Martinez, Johnson, electrical construction wiring Noe Martinez, West Hall, technical drafting Felix Nunez, East Hall, graphic communications Charles Olsen, Johnson, TV production Andrew Todd, Johnson, TV production Third-place winners: Ryan Corrigan, Flowery Branch, electrical design Julio Gallegos, West Hall, masonry Pamela Iriarte, Flowery Branch, architectural drafting Jessica Sanchez and Karina Moran (model) LCCA, esthetics Celena Tovar (technician) and Karen Flores (model), Johnson, nail care Austin Winters, East Hall, collision repair Teamworks winners were: First — Trey Beaulieu, Conner Clark, Kevin Coughlin, Logan Stanley and Conner Thoman, Lanier Charter Career Academy Second — Oscar Aguilar, Bailey Albertson, Mark McGraw, McClain Ptacek and Matthew Purcell — Johnson High Quix Bowl winners were: Third — Fabi Aldana, Jocelyne Carrillo, Shane Coleman, Jonathan Corona, T.C. Fowler, Kevin Kelly, and Ashleigh Strickland — West Hall High School.