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The GCCC Culinary Management Program encourages students to become active in Skills USA-VICA, a student organization that promotes education and job skill development. Our students become involved in a variety of Skills USA-VICA competitions including the Action contests: Culinary Arts, Commercial Baking, Food and Beverage Service and Job Skill Demonstration. The Leadership categories are:   Prepared Speech, Extemporaneous Speaking, Extemporaneous Writing and Job Interview.
GCCC students compete at in-house, regional, state and national levels and our wining tradition has earned numerous bronze, silver and gold medals. This past spring, Culinary Management students brought back four state gold medals in addition to silvers and bronze. GCCC has been a strong performer at the state level for the past decade.  Each year GCCC students compete at the national contests in Kansas City, Missouri.
 

 

 

 

 

VICA Skills USA

State Competition

St. Augustine, Florida

April 30-May 2, 2001

 

Competing were:  Robin Hicks, Jeffrey Bracher, Jeff Carey, Ali Vostatek, Chris Joyner and Joe Prior.  Results to follow soon.

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VICA Skills USA

National Competition

Kansas City, Missouri

June 28-July 4, 2000

 

Food and Beverage Service:  Gold, Karen Blood

 

State Competition

Tallahasee, Florida

May  1-3 2000

 

Category Award Winner

Food & Beverage Service:  Gold, Karen Blood

Silver, Eric Hunter

 

Prepared Speech:  Silver, Ray Ihnot

 

Culinary Arts:  Bronze, Evan Garner

 

Job Skills Demo:  Gold, Patrick Wilberding

 

Baking:  Bronze, Ray Ihnot

 

Job Interview Bronze:  Gold, Karen Blood

Silver, Patrick Wilberding

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VICA Skills USA

National Competition

Kansas City, Kansas

June 28-July 4, 1999

 

Category Award Winner

Food & Beverage Service Bronze Cecil Paris

Prepared Speech Bronze Joe Dozier

Job Skill Demo Bronze Patrick Wilberding

(pineapple madagascar)

State Competition

Clearwater, Florida

April 21-24, 1999

 

Category Award Winner

Food & Beverage Service Gold Joe Dozier

Silver Cecil Paris

 

Prepared Speech Gold Joseph Dozier

Culinary Arts Gold Kenneth Keltner

Job Skills Demo Gold Patrick Wilberding

[Pineapple Madagascar)

Job Interview Bronze Cecil Paris

Extemporaneous Speaking Gold Kenneth Keltner

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VICA Skills USA

National Competition

Kansas City, Kansas

June 23-26, 1998

 

Category Award Winner

Food & Beverage Service Gold James Shirah, Jr.

 

State Competition

Orlando, Florida

May 6-8, 1998

 

Category Award Winner

Food & Beverage Service Gold James Shirah, Jr.

Silver Joseph Dozier

Bronze Tebble Harrison

Prepared Speech Gold Joseph Dozier

Culinary Arts Silver Joseph Birringer

Job Skills Demo (Caesar Salad) Bronze Patrick Wilberding

Job Interview Bronze Joseph Birringer

 

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VICA Skills USA

National Competition

Kansas City, Kansas

June 23-28, 1997

 

Category Award Winner

Culinary Arts Silver Thomas Nalovic

VICA

State Competition

Orlando, Florida

May 7-10, 1997

 

Category Award Winner

Food & Beverage Service Silver James Shirah, Jr.

Bronze Grant Rosborough

 

Culinary Arts Gold Thomas Nalovic

Job Skill Demo (Caesar Salad) Silver Kaethe NeSmith

Bronze Rex Robinson

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VICA

State Competition

Haines City, Florida

May 8-10, 1996

 

Category Award Winner

Food & Beverage Service Gold Kevin Laroche

Bronze Grant Rosborough

 

Culinary Arts Bronze Joe Kricho

Baking Silver Linda Vernon

Bronze Rex Robinson

Job Interview Bronze Robert Granda

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VICA

State Competition

Jacksonville, Florida

April 25-28, 1995

 

Category Award Winner

Culinary Arts Gold Brad Frederick

Food & Beverage Service Gold Dianne Lovdal

Bronze David Chilson

Prepared Speech Bronze Dianne Lovdal

Extemporaneous Speaking Bronze David Chilson

Job Interview Silver Robert Granda

Additional Awards:

Region I VICA Knowledge Test Highest Score: Robert Granda

State Officers:

Historian Robert Granda

Education Coordinator Kevin Laroche

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VICA

State Competition

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

April 26-30, 1994

 

Category Award Winner

Culinary Arts Gold Billy Redd

Food & Beverage Service Gold Brad Frederick

Silver Michael Lowe

VICA Knowledge Bowl Bronze Jay Boyer

Brad Frederick

John Gorman

Michael Lowe

Jimmy Patronis, Jr.

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VICA

National Competition

Louisville, Kentucky

June 20-26, 1993

 

National Office (Elected)

National Post-Secondary President: Jimmy Patronis, Jr.

 

 

VICA

State Competition

Pensacola, Florida

May 5-8, 1993

 

Category Award Winner

Culinary Arts Gold Brandon Sheffield

Silver Darren Hardrath

Job Skill Demo Gold Paul Ashman

Extemporaneous Speaking Gold Lee Lapensohn

Job Interview Gold Dick Lambert

Baking Gold Dick Lambert

Bronze Shellie Pacheco

Knowledge Bowl Team Bronze Paul Ashman

David Boggs

Charles Collins

Jimmy Patronis, Jr.

Additional Awards:

Region I VICA Knowledge Test Highest Score: Dick Lambert

State Officers (Elected):

Education Coordinator Amanda Sorenson

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VICA

National Competition

Louisville, Kentucky

June 24-27, 1992

 

Job Skill Demo (Pasta) Gold Greg Cekot

 

VICA

State Competition

St. Petersburg, Florida

May 6-9, 1992

 

Category Award Winner

Culinary Arts Silver Sean O'Hara

Prepared Speech Silver Paul Ashman

Job Skill Demo (Pasta) Gold Greg Cekot

 

Additional Awards:

State Chapter of the Year GCCC VICA

Region I VICA Knowledge Test Highest Score: James Fields

Statesman Award: Brian Harris

State Officers (Elected):

State President Jimmy Patronis, Jr.

State Historian Paul Ashman

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VICA

National Competition

Louisville, Kentucky

June 22-29, 1991

 

Job Skill Demo (Caesar Salad) Gold Franz Bowe

 

VICA

State Competition

Clearwater, Florida

April 24-26, 1991

 

Category Award Winner

Culinary Arts Silver Rick Weber

Bronze Sean O'Hara

Extemporaneous Speech Silver Franz Bowe

Job Skill Demo (Caesar Salad) Gold Franz Bowe

Silver James Fields

Job Interview Bronze Vicki Williams

Baking Silver Winona Hodges

 

State Officers (Elected):

State Vice President Jimmy Patronis, Jr.

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VICA

State Competition

Orlando, Florida

May 9-13, 1990

 

Category Award Winner

Culinary Arts Bronze Rick Weber

 

Job Skill Demo (Caesar Salad) Gold Franz Bowe

 

State Officers (Elected)

Historian Franz Bowe

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