Columbia College Hosts Occupational Olympics

Columbia College will host the Occupational Olympics on Thursday, March 1st, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  Nearly 200 high schools students from Tuolumne and Calaveras Counties will compete in eleven Career Technical Education areas at the Occupational Olympics.

The event affords high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, as well as explore potential majors at Columbia College. Competition categories include automotive, child development, computer business applications, cosmetology, digital photography, drafting, entrepreneurship, foods, health occupations, natural resources, and welding.

This is the twelfth year the event has been held at Columbia College.  Participating schools include Sonora High School, Summerville High School, Calaveras High School, and Bret Harte High School.  Summerville Union High School District Superintendent, Dr. John Keiter, Bret Harte Union High School District Superintendent, Michael Chimente , and Calaveras County Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Northington will join Columbia College President, Dr. Dennis Gervin in presenting the awards to the winning students in each event.

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Coni M. Chavez
Executive Assistant to the President
Columbia College
11600 Columbia College Drive
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 588-5115 • (209) 588-5161 fax
chavezc@yosemite.edu