East Georgia Skills Challenge

For event information, connect with either of these two East Georgia Skills Challenge contacts.
Laura Bell
R. W. Allen Construction
(706) 733–2800
lbell@rwallen.com		 Tim Hobbs
AGC Georgia
(678) 298–4122
hobbs@agcga.org
 
Recap from this region's Skills Challenge event
Host Contractor: R. W. Allen Construction, GoldMech and Silver Sheet Metal, Inc.
 

November 20, 2025 at 8:30 am
Georgia Carolina State Fair
308 Hale Street
Augusta, GA
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2025 East Georgia Skills Challenge Information   

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Teacher Resources (to come in September 2025) 

  • Link to Student Competitor and Student Observer Waiver Form
  • Link to Metro Atlanta Skills Challenge Registration
  • Link to register student members of SkillsUSA Georgia for opportunity to advance with Skills Challenge participation to SLSC offered each February in Atlanta

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Congratulations to the 2024 East Georgia Skills Challenge winners!
*indicates a student qualifying to advance to the SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC) at the Georgia World Congress Center in February 2025. Only students who are within this event's region are allowed to qualify for state.  

Construction Cup Winner - West Laurens High School
Welding Cup Winner - Thomson High School

Cabinetmaking
* 1st - West Laurens High School - Sam Rowland
* 2nd - Evans High School - Grayson Tolar
* 3rd - Washington County High School - Wyatt Hopkins

Carpentry
* 1st - Thomson High School - Spencer Butler
* 2nd - East Laurens High School -Mikhail Nowinsky
* 3rd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center - Braylen Alexander
Electrical
* 1st - Evans High School -Joseph Jordan 
 * 2nd - Evans High School -  Jason Reel
* 3rd - West Laurens High School - Daniel Ryals
 
Masonry
* 1st - Evans High School - DJ Lewis
* 2nd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center - Axel Hernandez
* 3rd - Lincoln County High School -Brax Barnett

Plumbing
* 1st - West Laurens High School -Elija Pullins
* 2nd - Thomson High School - Clayton Ivey
* 3rd - West Laurens High School - Jr Benitez 

Sheet Metal
1st - Lincoln County High School - Zach Grabb
2nd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center -Malachi Adams
3rd - Evans High School - Haley Al-Ibrahim

TeamWorks
* 1st - West Laurens High School
                  Will Fountain, Michael Daughtery, Cody Palmer, Calib Stevens
2nd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center
                  Easton Bruce, Chastity Baez, Renji Woods, Alexanda Marshall

Welding - Beginner
1st - Hephzibah High School - Jaxon Finley
2nd - Thomson High School - Jayden Brown 
3rd - Evans High School - Carson Stephenson

Welding - Advanced
* 1st - Thomson High School - Nathan Henderson 
* 2nd - Thomson High School - Hayden Conner
* 3rd - East Laurens High School - Brayen Jones

Welding Fabrication for SkillsUSA advancement
* 1st - Thomson High School
   Chistopher Cotlan, Carson Treadwell, Gabriel Bradley
2nd - Evans High School
    Conner Peter, Alex Kilgore, Jack Polhill
3rd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center
   Angel Medina, Amir Alphonso, Johathan Lovelace

Welding Fabrication - local Cup competition
1st - Evans High School
         Caylin Ellis, Kendal McPherson and Gabriel Dorsey
2nd - Lincoln County High School
         Brooklyn Seagraves, Canaan Harris, and Tripp Parks
3rd - Thomson High School
         Jim Alfriend, Chris Lazenby, and Josue Garcia-Aguilar

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