More than 950 high school students from Region I Board of Cooperative Education and Services (BOCES) districts, encompassing Western New York and the Southern Tier, competed in the 30th annual SkillsUSA Region I Leadership Conference and Skills Olympics March 5 at Alfred State.
The winners of this regional competition will advance to the next level in Syracuse in April, where all six regions in New York State will meet to attempt to qualify for the national competition in Louisville, Kentucky, in June. A postsecondary SkillsUSA state competition will also take place on the Wellsville campus on Saturday, March 23.
Skills tests ranged from criminal justice to TV/video production to public speaking. Alfred State faculty, staff, and students were heavily involved in the design, implementation, and judging of many of the contests. Many of the high school students were exposed to a college campus for the first time.
Contestants from the following area schools attended: Genesee Valley (Batavia); Orleans Career and Technical Education Center (Medina); and WEMOCO Career and Technical Education Center (Spencerport).
An awards ceremony honored the following local winners:
•Ethan Bibby, WEMOCO, third place, Auto Technology
•Daniel Roe, WEMOCO, first place, Carpenter’s Assistant
•Derek Lupia, WEMOCO, second place, Carpenter’s Assistant
•Michael Huntington, Orleans, first place, Carpentry
•Evan Bartz, GV Batavia, second place, CNC Milling
•Jeffrey Chapman, Orleans, third place, CNC Milling
•Armani Rosario, WEMOCO, second place, Collision Repair
•Stefanie Nicholas, Orleans, second place, Cosmetology Jr.
•Lexus Waite, Orleans, second place, Cosmetology Sr.
•Orleans (three-person team), third place, Crime Scene Investigation
•Kodi Figueroa, WEMOCO, third place, Culinary Arts
•Gavin Schmidt, GV Batavia, first place, Custom Painting
•Morgan Sullivan, Orleans, second place, Custom Painting
•Scott Bollin-Shugarts, GV Batavia, third place, Custom Painting
•Emilee Kassay, Orleans, first place, Extemporaneous Speech
•Jessica Shoemaker, Orleans, third place, Extemporaneous Speech
•WEMOCO (four-person team), third place, Health Knowledge Bowl
•Christina Tino, WEMOCO, third place, Job Demo A
•Clayton Keyes, Orleans, first place, Masonry
•WEMOCO (five-person team), second place, Quiz Bowl
•Destanie Giertz, Orleans, second place, Related Technical Math
•Jacob Ciancione, WEMOCO, second place, Restaurant Services
•Blak Pariso, GV Batavia, first place, Welding
•Jordan Sobolew, WEMOCO, second place, Welding.
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