Aberdeen Schools
Keeping you informed about our schools -- Aug. 15, 2025
Aberdeen SkillsUSA Team makes its mark at nationals
The SkillsUSA teams from Aberdeen High School and Miller Junior High School competed over the summer at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, and came home with honors in four different events.
This is only the second year that Miller Junior High School has offered SkillsUSA and three teams placed among the Top Ten in the country.
- The team of Elizabeth Emmett and Aubriel Munoz, placed fourth in the nation in Middle School Promotional Bulletin Board.
- Miller Junior High’s Emily Dominguez placed fifth in the nation in Middle School Prepared Speech.
- The Miller team of Calvin Evanson, Ian Giffin, and JayCee Kost, placed ninth in the nation in Middle School Team Engineering Challenge.
In addition, Aberdeen High School Junior Emerson Johnstone placed 31st in Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC) competition.
Advisors for the Miller Junior High SkillsUSA are, Ashley Emmett, Janet Dayton, and Hailey Pfeifer. Aberdeen High School SkillsUSA Advisors are Chuck Veloni, Cory Martinson, Travis Wheeler, and Tracy Ecklund.
“Both the Aberdeen High School and Miller Junior High School’s SkillsUSA Clubs would like to thank everyone who helped and supported these individuals as they represented Grays Harbor on a national level and as they achieved success in Atlanta,” Chuck Veloni, a longtime advisor at the high school, said.
When your family needs help in a crisis ...
Columbia Wellness, a behavioral health agency serving Grays Harbor and Cowlitz counties, has launched a Youth and Family Mobile Crisis Team on Grays Harbor. A PowerPoint presentation explaining Columbia Wellness and how you can access services in a crisis is posted on the ASD5 website. Visit the Columbia Wellness site here.
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