The BOCES 2 Career and Technical Education morning session students posing with their trophies are (l-r) Charles Givens, Alicia Letta, Katelin Holley, Emily Gorzynski and Kyle Kanous.

The afternoon session students posing with their trophies seated (l-r) are: Kathleen McCarthy and Jessica Fertitta. Second row kneeling (l-r): Shelly Indiano, Brandy Geer, Michelle Custozzo, Stephanie Szostak, Brad Kaplin and Jackie Samuels. Third row standing (l-r) are: Kaylin Dalton, Heather Balonek, Jennifer Welker, Ashley Slingerland, Jason Hollander, Victoria Woodworth, Brian DeConinck, Serap Sekmen, Haley Drake and Jennifer Hamm.

BOCES 2 Career and Technical Education students place in SkillsUSA competition

Twenty-six Career and Technical Education students placed first, second or third in the SKillsUSA Area 1 competition held at Alfred State. The students, representing Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES component school districts, competed in various categories such as television production, opening and closing and the health knowledge bowl. The students will go on to the statewide competition in Syracuse in April.

Those who received first place are: Emily Gorzynski (Hilton), Television Production; Devon Gray (Gates Chili), Electronics Technology; Kyle Kanous (Hilton), Television Production; and Alicia Letta (Brockport), Job Demo A. Those who received second place are: Heather Balonek (Churchville), Opening and Closing; Michelle Custozzo (Greece), Opening and Closing; Kaylin Dalton (Hilton), Opening and Closing; Jessica Fertitta (Hilton), Job Demo A; Brandy Geer (Greece), Opening and Closing; Katelin Holley (Greece), Job Interview; Shelley Indiano (Churchville), Opening and Closing; Kathleen McCarthy (Greece), Job Demo B; Ashley Slingerland (Brockport), Opening and Closing; Jennifer Welker (Gates Chili), Opening and Closing; and Victoria Woodworth (Churchville), Action Skills. Those who received third place are: Brian DeConinck (Brockport), Collison Repair; Haley Drake (Kendall), Health Knowledge Bowl; Charles Givens (Hilton), Action Skills; Jennifer Ham (Holley), Health Knowledge Bowl; Jason Hollander (Spencerport), Related Tech. Math; Brad Kalpin (Greece), Television Production; Casey Learch (Greece), Television Production; Jackie Samuels (Greece), Health Knowledge Bowl; Craig Schrader (Greece), Residential Wiring; Serap Sekmen (Greece), Health Knowledge Bowl; and Stephanie Szostak (Greece), Food and Beverage.