Lincoln Kelley, winnin’ all the awards. (Photo property Oak Harbor High School)
He’s reppin’ different school colors these days, but still spends his days being awesome.
Former Coupeville High School track coach Lincoln Kelley currently earns a paycheck from the Oak Harbor school district, where he’s the high school Automotive Instructor.
Along with training a new generation in the dark arts of motorized vehicles, he’s also an advisor for the OHHS SkillsUSA program.
Kelley’s hard work with the Wildcats was honored recently with his selection as Washington state’s 2023 SkillsUSA Adviser of the Year.
That comes on the heels of the ‘Cats sending 37 students to the state conference.
While there, OHHS claimed 17 medals, had juniors Erastine Gee and Haily Hettenbach reelected as state officers, and saw one team member land a job with Boeing.
Four Wildcat students move on to compete at the SkillsUSA national competition in June, while OHHS was hailed as a Gold Level Chapter of Distinction for the fifth straight year.
Kelley credits the team success to a strong group working together.
“I am but a small part of the OHHS SkillsUSA Advisor team,” he said. “The big credit goes to Chef Mary Rawlins, our Chapter Advisor.
“Our students did a fantastic job and represented the school and themselves very well. Their success reflects our combined efforts in the learning processes.
“I’m just happy to be a part of this.”
SkillsUSA, which was founded in 1965, serves almost 400,000 middle school, high school, and college students.
It promotes “training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.”
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