Northeast Georgia Skills Challenge

For event information, connect with either of these Northeast Georgia Skills Challenge contacts.

Maddie Horton
Carroll Daniel Construction Company
(770) 536–3241
mhorton@carrolldaniel.com
Tim Hobbs
AGC Georgia
(678) 298–4122
hobbs@agcga.org
 
Recap from this region's Skills Challenge event

Host Contractor: Carroll Daniel

  • Student Competitor and Student Observer Registration Deadline within the Construction Ready Digital Portal is September 25, 2025 for this event. 
  • Any student wishing to be eligible to qualify for SLSC must declare their intention by October 3, 2025 by also registering for their specific event with SkillsUSA.


October 22, 2025 at 8:30 am
Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center
1855 Calvary Church Road
Gainesville, GA

2025 sponsor Form
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2025 Northeast Georgia Skills Challenge Information

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Registration Portals

All student competitors, student observers and teachers must register with their unique login to the Construction Ready (CR) Digital Portal to attend this regional Skills Challenge using the below link. NOTE: For new teachers or new employer users who have NEVER accessed the CR Digital Portal, please click here for help.  

Regional Registration

All student competitors who wish to be eligible for qualifying for the SkillsUSA Georgia SLSC in February 2026 MUST ALSO register for their specific competition in the below link. 

Skillsusa registration 

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Congratulations to the 2025 Northeast Georgia Skills Challenge winners!
*indicates student qualified to advance to the SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference (SLSC) at the Georgia World Congress Center in February 2026.

 

Alliance Cup Winner - Franklin County High School

Blueprint Reading
1st - Cody Reed, White County High School
2nd - Bradee Fair, East Hall High School
3rd - Joshua Warren, Dawson County High School

Broadcast News

1st - Franklin County High School
Adrion De Leon, Hess Fowler & Aidan Westmoreland

2nd - Lakeview Academy 

3rd - East Forsyth High School
Walker Dougan & Keegan Morrow

Cabinetmaking
* 1st - Ivan Brooks, Lumpkin County High School
* 2nd - Andrew Bush, Lumpkin County High School
* 3rd - Carlos Uribe, Empower College & Career Academy


Carpentry
* 1st - Josh Baughcum, Franklin County High School
* 2nd - Pablo Silva, Empower College & Career Academy 
* 3rd - Tyler Cochran, Madison County High School


Electrical
* 1st - Chase Veitch, Empower College & Career Academy 
* 2nd - Eli Plush, Fannin County High School
* 3rd - Jacob Schoenemann, Union County High School


Heavy Equipment Operation
1st - Colton Bates, East Hall High School
2nd - Aron Garcia, East Hall High School
3rd - Raymundo Humana, Empower College & Career Academy

HVAC
1st - Jorge Moya, East Hall High School
2nd - Isaac Ochoa, Lanier College and Career Academy
3rd - Jaren Garmon, Stephens County High School
Masonry
* 1st - Trinity Duck, Franklin County High School
* 2nd - Nate Noble, Franklin County High School
* 3rd - Landon Clark, North Hall High School


Plumbing
* 1st - Levi Moss, Lumpkin County High School
* 2nd - Jose Romero, Gainesville High School
* 3rd - Waylon Lewis, Franklin County High School


TeamWorks
* 1st - Fannin County High School
Christopher Correa, Dakoda Moore, Mason Ramey, James Taylor
 

2nd - Franklin County High School
Cole Crane, Benjamin Molina, Olyver Mora, Johnathan Smith

3rd - Empower College & Career Academy 
Carter Alago, Arturo Garcia-Herrera, Andrew Green, Christopher Osorio Jaimes

Welding
* 1st - Morgan Collinsn Union County High School 
* 2nd - Nolan Bruner, Lumpkin County High School
* 3rd - Issac Garcia, White County High School


Welding Fabrication
* 1st - Flowery Branch High School
Andrea Gomez, Blake Hoover, Hadassah Richmond


2nd - Fannin County High School
Chase DeMar, Wyatt Flowers, Brayden Walton

3rd - North Hall High School
Ford Dempsey, Christopher Jackson, Cooper Morters