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PUTNAM NEWS
Putnam student wins medal at SkillsUSA Championships
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cinday Derreberry of Handley in Putnam County was awarded the college/post-secondary gold medal in Pin Design at the SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, Mo.
Derreberry, a student at Putnam Career and Technical Center, was one of several hundred from across the nation at the conference competing in 91 hands-on, occupational and leadership contests, including robotics, criminal justice and public speaking.
More than 1,000 business, corporate and trade and union leaders also were at the conference as industry judges. All student winners received medallions, and many also received prizes such as tools of their trades or scholarships to further their careers and education.
