Twelve plumbing and HVACR students got top prizes in the plumbing and HVACR competitions of the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Contest, held recently Kansas City, Mo. 
   The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association and the PHCC Educational Foundation support the plumbing and HVACR contests each year. 
   This year's plumbing honors went to: 1st Place Secondary - Ryan Spinden, Newark, Del.; 1st Place Postsecondary - Alex Swanson, Lexington, Mass.; 2nd Place Secondary - Richard Carlo, Virginia Beach, Va.; 2nd Place Postsecondary - Joel Jackson, Salt Lake City; 3rd Place Secondary - Steven Oliveira, Ansonia, Conn.; 3rd Place Postsecondary - Milorad Pudja, Sarasota, Fla.
   The PHCC Educational Foundation also has a representative on the SkillsUSA HVACR Technical Committee, who assists with set up and contest judging.
   This year's HVACR winners were: 1st Place Secondary - Michael Flores, Billerica, Mass.; 1st Place Postsecondary - Ryan Gallagher, Big Rapids, Mich.; 2nd Place Secondary - Darrin Smith, Butler, Penn.; 2nd Place Postsecondary - Rafael Morales, Eden Prairie, Minn.; 3rd Place Secondary - Philip Patton, Minneapolis; 3rd Place Postsecondary - Jacob Shafer, Dunbar, W. Va.