Randolph Community College Student Wins Three Taxidermy Ribbons

Randolph Community College Taxidermy student Vicki Hayes of Trinity won three ribbons at the 2010 Taxidermy Mini-Course and Competition held at Surry Community College in Dobson recently. Hayes, a student in the Taxidermy class at the RCC Archdale Center taught by Steve Davis, won 2nd place for a coyote, 3rd place for a Columbian Wyandotte rooster, and 3rd place for a pheasant.

There were 128 entries in the 2010 Taxidermy Mini-Course Competition. Competition entries were judged according to the National Taxidermists Association's specifications.

Hayes has been a student in RCC's Taxidermy program since January 2009. This was her first competition. She said she became interested in taxidermy after catching a fish she wanted to have mounted. "It's fun," she said. "There is a lot of camaraderie in the class." Hayes, who works as a certified nursing assistant, has three children and one grandchild on the way. She also got her CNA training at RCC.