By Matt Hoover
USD 475 Communications Coordinator
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. – Twelve outstanding Junction City High School students competed in the SkillsUSA Northeast District 3 Leadership Competition, showcasing their talent, professionalism and career-ready skills.
Earning gold at the District Three competition were Edward Paskow in Extemporaneous Speaking, Zane Rock in Job Skill Demonstration A, Elizabeth Edgerton in Job Skill Demonstration Open, Joseph Ondrashek in Pin Design and Kennedy Moreland in Prepared Speech.
“I am so proud of all the students. They represented Junction City High School well. We’re excited to move on to the state competition in March,” said Aaron Yoder, JCHS SkillsUSA advisor.
In all, JCHS participated in seven of the nine events and proudly returned home with five gold medals and multiple qualifying placements for the 2025-26 Kansas State SkillsUSA Championships, which will take place this March at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson.
Junction City High School State Medal Winners and State Qualifiers
Extemporaneous Speaking Gold: Edward Paskow
Silver: Kayleigh Goggins
Job Skill Demonstration A Gold: Zane Rock
Job Skill Demonstration Open Gold: Elizabeth Edgerton
Pin Design Gold: Joseph Ondrashek
Silver: Simone Willams
Prepared Speech Gold: Kennedy Moreland
Silver: Brittney Dibben
Promotional Bulletin Board Silver: Gabrielle Delory, Alison Dobbs and Kara Houck