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City of Mounds View <br />IRONDALE STUDENTS COMPETE AT STATE VICA CONFERENCE <br />Nine hundred students from high schools and technical colleges across the <br />state competed in leadership and occupational skill contests the weekend of March <br />22-24. The students, all members of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America <br />(V.I.C.A.), competed in the Minnesota VICA Skill Conference; a state level competition <br />for vocational students in trade industrial technical and health occupations. Irondale <br />placed third in the state for team competition in "Opening and Closing Business <br />Ceremonies". Congratulations to these bronze medal winners: <br />Angie Bainville (MV), Jennie Berhow (MV), Nick Gullikson (MV), Samantha <br />Isaacson (MV), Erik Nelson (NB), Robert Rogers (MV), and April Thomas (NB). <br />Over two hundred industry leaders served on technical committees to prepare <br />and administer the hands on competitions and were present to judge events. <br />VICA is a nationwide partnership of business and industry, vocational students <br />and instructors . Its goals are to motivate students, teach leadership skills, assist <br />teachers in producing quality occupations training and provide quality workers to <br />business and industry. <br />For more information please contact: <br />Jerry Yunger <br />Irondale High School <br />2425 Long Lake road <br />New Brighton 55112 <br />(H) 494-3980 <br />(W)639-6055 <br />Enclosure: Photo with names on backside <br />