High school students who attend Gibson Technical Center will show that they are ready for the workforce by competing at the SkillsUSA Missouri State Leadership Conference. They qualified for state by placing in the top two at the district competition.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and businesses working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor as a successful model of employer-driven youth development training.
There are both skills-based competitions and written tests. Here are the Gibson Tech state qualifiers:
| Written Tests | Skills Competitions |
| Construction Jacob Stephens (Reeds Spring) Computer Tech Titan Springer (Forsyth) Culinary Mackenzie Young (Blue Eye) Early Childhood Careers Halle Vigil (Reeds Spring) Ally Moore (Reeds Spring) Graphic Design James Loggins (Forsyth) Hannah Ennis (Reeds Spring) Marine Technology Gavin Smith (Reeds Spring) Nursing Assistant Addison Stull (Reeds Spring) | Welding Fabrication Koby Essary (Reeds Spring) Bryce Adams (Spokane) Dalton Carr (Galena) Baking Cyrus Burdick (Branson) Culinary Nathan Bouman (Reeds Spring) Nursing Assistant Hayley Adkins (Reeds Spring) Wynston Crain (Reeds Spring) Information Technology Clifford Goss (Reeds Spring) Gabriel Jones (Reeds Spring) Marine Technology Gavin Smith (Reeds Spring) Wyatt Hickman (Galena) |
Gibson Technical Center is part of the Reeds Spring School District. It also serves students from Blue Eye, Bradleyville, Branson, Chadwick, Crane, Forsyth, Galena, Hollister, Hurley, and Spokane.