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McGee wins Masonry Apprentice Skills Contest

Words: Lynn NashFifteen high school masonry students from ten high schools and fifteen apprentices from four masonry contracting firms participated in the 60th Annual NC Department of Labor State Fair Masonry Apprentice Contest in Raleigh October 21st.

Seventeen-year-old Kelton McGee, an apprentice with McGee Brothers Company in Monroe, is the Champion of the 60th Annual NC Department of Labor State Fair Masonry Apprentice Skills Contest. New Champion Kelton McGee finished in Third Place in the 2012 Fair Contest and finished in Fifth Place at the NCMCA Masonry Apprentice Skills Contest in May 2013.

Brent McClellan of Mount Pleasant High School finished “First” in the high school/pre-apprentice division, followed respectively with Joseph Hodge of South Rowan High School of in Second Place and Bradley Flowe of Central Cabarrus High School in Third Place.

Here are the results:

Apprentices

First Place

Kelton McGee, McGee Brothers Company, Inc.

Second Place

Brennan Huntley, Huntley Brothers Company, Inc.

Third Place

Trevin Munn McGee, Brothers Company, Inc

Fourth Place

Juan Rodriguez, Brodie Contractors Inc

Fifth Place

Harvey Mullis, McGee Brothers Company, Inc.

Pre-apprentice

First Place

Brent McClellan, Mt. Pleasant High School

Second Place

Joseph Hodge, South Rowan High School

Third Place

Bradley Flowe, Central Cabarrus High School

Fourth Place

Aaron Dutton, West Rowan High School

Fifth Place

Charlie Ferrell, Davie High School

NCMCA members firms provided materials, volunteers, judges and more than $5,000 in financial contributions for the event.

Appreciation to all the NCMCA members who served as judges, tenders and volunteers. Also to Commissioner Cherie Berry, Kathryn Castelloes, and the staff of the North Carolina Department of Labor, and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
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