East Georgia Skills Challenge

For event information, connect with either of these two East Georgia Skills Challenge contacts.
Ava Hanson
R. W. Allen Construction
(706) 733–2800
ahanson@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 19, 2026 at 8:30 am
Georgia Carolina State Fair
308 Hale Street
Augusta, GA

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East Georgia Skills Challenge Information   

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Congratulations to the 2025 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 2026. 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 - Lincoln County High School

 

Blueprint Reading
1st - Lincoln County High School - Finn McCloud
2nd - Evans High School - PJ Mauga
3rd - Thomson High School - Alexander Thaxton

Cabinetmaking
* 1st - West Laurens High School - Rugar Gay
* 2nd - Thomson High School - Wyatt Faglier

Carpentry
* 1st - Thomson High School - Spencer Butler
* 2nd - East Laurens High School -Mikhail Nowinsky
* 3rd - West Laurens High School - Triston Howard
Electrical
* 1st - East Laurens High School -Billy Newsome 
 * 2nd - Thomson High School -  Lucas Johnson
* 3rd - West Laurens High School - Jacob Fordham

Heavy Equipment Operations
1st - Washington County High School - Wyatt Baucom
2nd - Evans High School - Michael Hutchinson
3rd - Washington County High School - Zaden Reese
             
Masonry
* 1st - West Laurens High School - Grant Anderson
* 2nd - Washington County High School - Alia Jones
3rd - Lincoln County High School - Zach Grabb
* East Laurens High School - Malachi Loyd

Plumbing
* 1st - West Laurens High School -Chandler Gay
* 2nd - West Laurens High School - Noah Stevens
* 3rd - Thomas High School - Bryar Holbrook 



 Sheet Metal
1st - Lincoln County High School - Grace Qualls
2nd - Lincoln County High School - James Rowland
3rd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center - Edison Umana

TeamWorks
* 1st - West Laurens High School
        Walker Spivey, Elija Pullins, Bradley Sellars, Gavin Martin
2nd - Thomson High School
         Maddox Blye, Tay Cunningham, Jaydin Medina, Jason Hills
3rd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center
         Kenneth Gill, Chastity Baez, Connor Mims, Jessie Lipinski

Welding - Beginner
1st - Evans High School - Adriana Hong
2nd - Lincoln County High School - Elijah Zimmerman 
3rd - Thomson High School - Landen Beasley

Welding - Advanced
* 1st - Thomson High School - Carson Treadwell 
* 2nd - Thomson High School - Nathan Henderson
* 3rd - Lincoln County High School - Skylar Cardenaz

Welding Fabrication for SkillsUSA advancement
* 1st - Thomson High School
   Chris Lazenby, Nic Bailey, Josue Garcia-Aguilar
2nd - Marion E. Barnes Career Center
   Cael Rose, Walter Ferguson, Stanly Umana

Welding Fabrication - local Cup competition
1st - Lincoln County High School
         Brooklyn Seagraves, Tripp Parks, Will Price
2nd - Evans High School
         RJ Morgan, Davis Grant, Landon Brentnell
3rd - Grovetown High School
         Carson Mejias, Hayden Evans, Michal Gordon

2025 Monetary Sponsor

2025 In-Kind Sponsor