Edmond Memorial grad qualifies for worldwide competition
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Kayla Crossen-Zawila
Kayla Crossen-Zawila
For Immediate Release
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 10, 2023 – Francis Tuttle Technology Center student, Kayla Crossen-Zawila, recently brought home a silver medal from the 2023 Adobe Certified Professional U.S. National Championship.
Crossen-Zawila, a recent Edmond Memorial High School graduate, competed against more than 31,000 students from across the nation and was one of only 40 selected to participate in the national tournament in June. During competition, contestants had six hours to create a design project for the Cook Center for Human Connection.
The contest, sponsored by Certiport, is a global competition that tests students’ design skills using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
With her runner-up finish at the national championships, Crossen-Zawila advances to the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship in Orlando, Fla., later this month. Finalists are expected to come from more than 36 countries to demonstrate their proficiency using Adobe Creative Cloud where they will create a designated design project for a chosen nonprofit client.
Crossen-Zawila recently completed Francis Tuttle’s 2D Animation Program. She is planning on pursuing her motion designer major at Francis Tuttle this upcoming year before attending college.
Francis Tuttle Technology Center serves high school students and adults in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area with career-specific training in support of developing and maintaining a quality workforce for the region. Francis Tuttle also offers complete workforce and economic development training and consulting services, and short-term training for career development or personal enrichment. With four locations in Oklahoma City and Edmond, Francis Tuttle offers central Oklahoma diverse training programs in fulfillment of the school’s mission to prepare customers for success in the workplace. More information is available at francistuttle.edu or by calling (405) 717-7799.
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