Evan Margalus, a Plainfield East High School senior and Wilco Area Career Center student, won a gold medal in Welding at the State SkillsUSA competition from April 24 to 26 in Peoria.
He is eligible to attend the National Leadership and Skills Conference, which will be held from 
June 23 through June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia.
This state and national membership association serves middle, high school, and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skill service occupations.
These District 202 students also competed in the leadership event:
Plainfield High School-Central Campus
Isabella Baez, senior, EMT
Thomas Coleman, junior, Firefighting
Nicolas Jurkas, junior, Welding
Jake Michel, senior, Welding
Nate Perricone, junior, Welding
Harleyquinn Piekosz, senior, Automobile Maintenance and Light Repair
Ryan Ricci, senior, Welding
Plainfield South High School
Elora Jaecks, senior, Crime Scene Investigation
James Poulos, senior, EMT
Plainfield North High School
Jacob Cavlovic, senior, Welding
Ayanna West, senior, Criminal Justice
Plainfield East High School
Stephanie Carranza, senior, Crime Scene Investigation
Mark Kosmach, senior, Criminal Justice
Evan Margalus, senior, Welding
Amelia Markowski, senior, Firefighting
Kenneth Quintero, senior, Firefighting
Jazlyn Sison, senior, Crime Scene Investigation
Nathaniel Woods, senior, Firefighting