Chattooga High School’s construction and welding students brought home the Gold Cup from the Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge held Thursday in Rome, earning multiple first-place finishes and demonstrating their skills against students from across the region. The competition, organized by the Associated General Contractors of Georgia in partnership with SkillsUSA, was held at the Forum River Center and featured students competing in a variety of skilled trades. Chattooga High School earned five first-place finishes, including individual championships in masonry, welding and cabinetmaking, along with team victories in TeamWorks and welding fabrication. The school’s Career, Technical and Agricultural Education program announced the results Thursday evening, congratulating students for their accomplishments. In the individual competitions, Cody Corbin won first place in masonry, while Jude Chestnut captured first place in welding. Gunner Henderson finished second in welding. Corbin Wiggins earned first place in cabinetmaking, with Brian Durham taking third place in the same competition. David Mangan finished second in carpentry, while Camp Bullard earned third place in plumbing. Chattooga also had an outstanding showing in the team competitions. The TeamWorks team of Oaklyn Young, Kylor Kellett, Ben Howard and Gabriel Pauley captured first place, demonstrating their ability to work together on construction-related projects. The school’s welding fabrication team of Gunnar…
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