ALBANY – Thirty-one Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education students showed their in-depth knowledge of the skilled trades and earned medals at the regional SkillsUSA competition Wednesday, March 19 in Albany.
The 12 first place winners and other medal winners earned their way to the state SkillsUSA competition in Syracuse next month.
The student competitors, who hail from school districts as far-reaching as Bethlehem and Cobleskill-Richmondville, showed expertise in areas as diverse as electrical wiring, public speaking, automotive repair, job interviewing, and cooking. They competed against their peers from Questar III and several other BOCES during a day filled with events at the Career & Technical education Center – Albany Campus, as well as Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) and the International Union of Operating Engineers training facility in Albany.
The state SkillsUSA competition will be conducted April 23-25 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Winners of that event will advance to the national competition in June.
“Congratulations to our scholars. They all did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them,” said Debra Toy, advisor at the SkillsUSA organization on the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center - Albany Campus.
Students said they are excited by their medals and many are looking forward to the state competition.
“I am looking forward to competing at the next level and seeing how I do,” said Jeffrey Mulhern, who won first place Heavy Equipment Operations.
This year’s regional SkillsUSA medalists and prize winners, the competition they placed in, their BOCES program and home school district includes:
First Place
Jeffrey Mulhern, Heavy Equipment Operations, Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation, Duanesburg
Second Place
Peyton Mazzariello, Welding, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Cobleskill-Richmondville (CRCS)
Third Place
Lydia Waage, Prepared Speech, Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation, CRCS
The team of Giavanna Robinson, Sharon Springs and Brooke'lyn Bender, CRCS, Promotional Bulletin Board
Ed Chase, Auto Vehicle Maintenance Basic, Automotive Trades Technology, BHBL
Hadassah Harrell, Cosmetology Jr., Cosmetology, BHBL
Nick Smith, Diesel Equipment Technology, Diesel Tech, Middleburgh
Logan Englund, Electrical Construction Wiring, Electrical Trades II, Schenectady
SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school and students. The organization promotes personal and professional growth and offers students the opportunity to compete at the local, regional, state and national levels.
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