Career & Technology Center of Anderson

Team Earns 1^ST Place Award!

2006 PHOENIX CHALLENGE FLEXO COMPETITION

Two and half days of intense competition culminated in a first-place award and $1,000 scholarships each for Ashley Foster and Amanda Tootill, the team from Career & Technology Center of Anderson in Williamston, S.C. The duo were declared the winners of the ninth Annual International Phoenix Challenge Flexo Skills Competition, which took place at the Harper National Flexographic Center at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, N.C. during March 29-31, 2006.

“The competition was really strong this year, but we worked really hard and we work well together,” said Tootill, a senior.

“It was the teamwork that helped us to win. It was really great to achieve the level one Press Operator certification,” added Ashley Foster, also a senior.

The pair won the coveted first place award by earning this year’s highest combined scores in the contest’s five exams: written knowledge, math, pre-press proficiency, press operation and plate-making.

“When I have students that are as focused and determined my job is easy” said the team’s instructor, Amy McKenzie.

In addition to the two $1,000 Phoenix Challenge Foundation Scholarships, the winning team took home the 2006 Harper Flexo High School of the Year trophy cup, for display at its school.

“ It was great to see all the hard work that these students have put in to studying for the competition payoff,” said Bettylyn Krafft, Phoenix Challenge Foundation Chairman.