Press Release: Maryland Career & Technology Student Organization Wins 23 Medals At National Leadership And Skills Conference
More Than Half of Maryland Competitors Finish in National Top Ten
For Immediate Release Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410-767-0486
Baltimore, MD (June 28, 2016)
Maryland’s SkillsUSA delegation brought home 23 medals from the 51st Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), held in Louisville, KY, last week.
A team of the state’s most talented Career and Technology Education (CTE) high school students showcased their skills in 87 career and technical competitions. Demonstrating exemplary CTE training, Maryland students challenged 6,500 other student champions from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Maryland students competing in Basic Health Care Skills and Graphic Communications are officially among the best in the nation, returning with gold medals. Silver medals were awarded to students in Building Maintenance, Cabinetmaking, Early Childhood Education, Humanoid Robotics, Medical Terminology and Principles of Engineering and Technology. Bronze medals were awarded in Commercial Baking, Crime Scene Investigation, Dental Assisting, Health Knowledge Bowl, Interactive Application and Game Development and Promotional Bulletin Board.
SkillsUSA Maryland has a statewide membership of 5,000 high school students. Members have consistently demonstrated their expertise and professionalism while participating throughout the year in a variety of leadership and competitive conferences.
The Maryland State Department of Education, in cooperation with business, industry, and education partners, coordinates two annual statewide conferences to prepare students for this rigorous national competition.
Maryland CTE students representing 23 counties and Baltimore City competed at the 2016 SkillsUSA State Championships held at Anne Arundel Community Television, Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy, Center of Applied Technology North, CCBC Catonsville, Conference Center at the Maritime Institute of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, North County High School, Plumbers and Steamfitter Local 486, Printing Specialist Corporation and Stevenson University.
The following students finished the national challenge with outstanding accomplishments:
SkillsUSA Maryland National Top Ten – 2016 NLSC
Gold Medal – Basic Health Care Skills
Jordan Janschek, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
Gold Medal – Graphic Communications
Brittney Whitestone, Carroll County Career and Technology Center – Carroll County
Silver Medal – Building Maintenance
Keyondra Snell, Worcester Technical High School - Worcester County
Silver Medal – Cabinetmaking
Payton Dixon, Southern Garrett High School – Garrett County
Silver Medal – Early Childhood Education
Jewel Washington, North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry – Charles County
Silver Medal – Humanoid Robotics
Mary Goff, Allan Hitchcock, Frederick County Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
Silver Medal – Medical Terminology
Blessing Nwah, Eastern Technical High School – Baltimore County
Silver Medal – Principles of Engineering and Technology
Lindsay Kremer, Worcester Technical High School – Worcester County
Bronze Medal – Commercial Baking
Alexandra Berrich, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
Bronze Medal – Crime Scene Investigation
Britaya Gray, Wilbur Robinson, Brandon Zichefoose, Calvert Career and Technology Academy – Calvert County
Bronze Medal – Dental Assisting
Chris Trujillo, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
Bronze Medal – Health Knowledge Bowl
Adeola Abdulkadir, Meghan Counts, Anthony Okeh, Preeya Subedi, Applications and Research Laboratory – Howard County
Bronze Medal – Interactive Application and Game Development
Jarod Liberty, Jordan Pearson, Applications and Research Laboratory – Howard County
Bronze Medal – Promotional Bulletin Board
Amanda Koogle, Dan Oehlsen, Madison Pool, Carroll County Career and Technology Center – Carroll County
4th Place – Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technology
Kyle Fields, Worcester Technical High School – Worcester County
4th Place – Medical Math
Zachary Cioccio, Worcester Technical High School – Worcester County
4th Place – Nurse Assisting
Zoe Croyle, Frederick County Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
5th Place – American Spirit
Elizabeth Lopez, Fiona Quenano, North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry - Charles County
5th Place – Audio-Radio Production
Danielle Brooks, Kyle Coleman, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
5th Place – CNC Technician
Ethan Ames, Parkside High School / CTE – Wicomico County
5th Place – Career Pathways – Industrial and Engineering Technology
Kevin Farmer, Erika Jacobs, Austin Lemere, Cody Phelps, Brittany Sechler, August Shrader, Worcester Technical High School – Worcester County
5th Place – Digital Cinema Production
Garrison Irwin, Braden Smedley, Frederick County Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
5th Place – First Aid / CPR
Britney Hall, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
5th Place – Medical Assisting
Haven Silvio, Frederick County Career and Technology Center - Frederick County
6th Place – Advertising Design
Rachel Engle, Carroll County Career and Technology Center – Carroll County
6th Place – Computer Programming
Kavya Kavanakudy, Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, – Baltimore County
7th Place – Aviation Maintenance Technology
Trenton Bell, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
7th Place – Community Action Project
Victoria Moreau, Adam Taylor, Worcester Technical High School – Worcester County
7th Place – Plumbing
Nicholas Calvert, Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, – Baltimore County
8th Place – Collision Repair Technology
Wyatt Seitz, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
8th Place – Culinary Arts
Khori Eubanks, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
8th Place – Customer Service
Allison Anderson, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
8th Place – Employment Application Process
Alyssa Rabasco, Robert D. Stethem Educational Center – Charles County
8th Place – Outstanding Chapter
Tram Nguyen, Frederick Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
8th Place – T-Shirt Design
Eve Watsky, Worcester Technical High School – Worcester County
9th Place – Career Pathways – Arts and Communication
Jordan Norris, Hannah Willenborg, Aubri Wallo, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
9th Place – Extemporaneous Speaking
Kermit Rivera Maldonado, Frederick County Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
9th Place – Job Skill Demonstration A
Caleb Barnes, Western School of Technology and Environmental Science – Baltimore County
9th Place – Screen Printing Technology
Erica Miller, Center for Career and Technical Education – Allegany County
9th Place – Sheet Metal
Sean Taylor, Center of Applied Technology South – Anne Arundel County
9th Place – Web Design
Jacob Karnes, Shelby Sherbert, Caroline County Career and Technology Center – Caroline County
10th Place – Action Skills
Quincy Johnson, Frederick County Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
10th Place – Architectural Drafting
Joshua Miller - Carroll County Career and Technology Center – Carroll County
10th Place – Career Pathways – Health Services
John Chamberlain, Emily Mast, Hannah Semsker, Worcester Technical High School – Worcester County
10th Place – Esthetics
Amber Tucker, Calvert Career and Technology Academy – Calvert County
10th Place – Industrial Motor Control
Joedouglas Ashton, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
10th Place – Photography
Elizabeth Dillard, Washington County Technical High School - Washington County
10th Place – TeamWorks
Brady Baker, Ryan Colemen, Brayden Pennington, Caleb Wilt, Center for Career and Technical Education – Allegany County
For more information about Career Technology Education and SkillsUSA, please contact Charles Wallace, State Director, Maryland State Department of Education at 410-767-8872. You can also visit the Maryland State Department of Education’s website at http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/careertech/career_technology/ or visit the official SkillsUSA Maryland website at www.mdskillsusa.org.
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