Tyson Oswald and Joshua Scism, students at Cedar Ridge High School, display their Green credentials awarded by Scott Nelson, president of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America, left. Joining in the ceremony is Avery Pipkin, woodworking instructor at Cedar Ridge High School.

Tyson Oswald and Joshua Scism, students of Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsboro, NC, were each awarded their Green credential at the AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.

Green is the first full credential in the WCA’s credentialling program. It signifies that each of the students has accrued a minimum amount of depth and breadth of experience on core woodworking tools and techniques.

Oswald and Scism attended the AWFS Fair with their woodworking instructor, Avery Pipkin. Both students were finalists in the AWFS Freshwood student design competition.

In what was a banner year for the students, Scism won the Gold Medal in Cabinet Making and Oswald placed second in the North Carolina SkillsUSA competition. Scism went on to represent the state in the SkillsUSA National Cabinet Making Competition held in Atlanta.