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Entering the Race

Hempfield Area Vo-Tech Students Run for President

Alyssa Manderach, Editor-in-Chief

September 29, 2023

Savanna Compton poses with her campaign sign. (Mrs. Ashley Testa)

Two Hempfield Area students are in the running for president of Skills USA at Central Westmoreland CTC. Skills USA is a vocational-technical school competition that evaluates program skills and student abilities. According to its website, Skills USA is “a student-led partnership of education and industry that’s building the future skilled workforce our nation depends on with graduates who are career ready.” The competition spans across the United States but is run at our local CTC by three instructors: Mr. Lehnhardt, Mr. Pegg, and Ms. Shuglie.

Inspired by last year’s team, who made it to the National Level, Hempfield Area students, sophomore Aiden Showalter and junior Savanna Compton, are aiming to lead the charge this year. Compton put in some extra effort, creating a sign for her campaign.

The election process has begun, and students can campaign through next Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 for the positions of President, VP, Treasurer, and Secretary. We wish our Hempfield Area Vo-Tech students the best of luck as they enter the race.

Aidan Showalter and Savanna Compton are both candidates for president. (Arabella Weinman)

About the Contributor

Alyssa Manderach, Editor

Spartan pride runs deep for Alyssa Manderach, who is originally an Ocean City, Maryland native. She has spent the last 7 years working to embrace what it means to be a part of Hempfield Area. The Royal has been a dedicated passion of hers since she started writing for it two years ago during her sophomore year. Her work preserving events and memories for the newspaper has pushed her to pursue a career in journalism after graduating from college. Much of her time is also spent volunteering and working with the school as president of United Spartans. Between her time in these organizations, as well as many other clubs and honor societies, she has seen the opportunities to volunteer with local organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Beverly's Birthdays, and Westmoreland County Food Bank. Her plans for the upcoming years involve attending a four-year university, studying communications with a focus on media, so that hopefully she can enter the journalism field as a writer or editor.