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Students from Central Tech’s Drumright and Sapulpa campuses delivered an outstanding showing at the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference, held April 19–21 in Tulsa, Okla., earning an impressive total of gold, silver, and bronze medals across 17 team and individual competitions. 

Four teams and six individual students captured first-place finishes, securing advancement to the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference, scheduled for June 1–5, 2026, in Atlanta, Ga. These results reflect students’ exceptional preparation and performance in categories spanning job skill development, entrepreneurship, community action and program-specific competitions, as they competed against peers from across Oklahoma. 

SkillsUSA is a national organization representing more than 444,000 career and technical education students and educators at the middle school, high school and postsecondary levels. The organization integrates hands-on, industry-aligned training with leadership and workplace skill development through its SkillsUSA Framework. 

Offering competitions in more than 100 occupational areas, SkillsUSA helps students build technical expertise while strengthening critical employability skills such as teamwork, communication, and professionalism. Since 1965, SkillsUSA has supported more than 15 million students nationwide, helping prepare a highly skilled workforce. 

Central Tech congratulates its SkillsUSA competitors on their success and looks forward to cheering them on as they represent Oklahoma on the national stage. 

Central Tech congratulates its SkillsUSA competitors on their success and looks forward to cheering them on as they represent Oklahoma on the national stage.