Maryland Career & Technology Students Winners at National Conference

[Howard Hartman]

For Immediate Release	July 5, 2011

Maryland Career & Technology Student Organization
Wins 17 Medals at National Leadership and Skills Conference

Skillsusa Maryland Competitors
Best in the Nation in Five Competitions

BALTIMORE, MD (July 5, 2011) – Maryland’s SkillsUSA delegation brought home 17 medals from the recent 47th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City last month.

A team of the state’s most talented Career and Technology Education (CTE) high school students showcased their skills in 79 career and technical competitions. Maryland competitors earned an unprecedented ten gold medals this year. Demonstrating exemplary CTE training, Maryland students challenged 5,700 other student champions from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Maryland students in Action Skills, Food and Beverage Service, Industrial Motor Control, Job Interview, and Quiz Bowl are officially among the best in the nation, returning with gold medals. Silver medals were awarded to students in Health Occupations Professional Portfolio, Preschool Teaching Assistant, T-Shirt Design, and Video Product Development. Bronze medals were awarded in Job Skills Demonstration and Photography.

SkillsUSA Maryland has a statewide membership of 5,100 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 2011 SkillsUSA State Championships held at the Center of Applied Technology North, CCBC Catonsville, Anne Arundel Community Television, Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy, Baltimore International College, Earlbeck Gases and Technologies, North County High School, and Printing Specialist Corporation.

The following students finished the national challenge with outstanding accomplishments:

SkillsUSA Maryland National Top Ten – 2011 NLSC

• Gold Medal – Action Skills
  Nicholas Collison – Center of Applied Technology North - Anne Arundel County
  
  
• Gold Medal – Food and Beverage Service
  Amala Edwards, Western School of Technology and Environmental Science – Baltimore County
  
  
• Gold Medal – Industrial Motor Control
  Jacob Vitak, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
  
  
• Gold Medal – Job Interview
  Trinity Story, North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry – Charles County
  
  
• Gold Medal – Quiz Bowl
  Erin Chapman, Alexander Corbin, Gaston Lopez, Alessia Parks, Breanna Spangler and Nicholas Telesky - North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry – Charles County
  
  
• Silver Medal – Health Occupations Professional Portfolio
  Cloe Ayenu, Frederick County Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
  
  
• Silver Medal – Preschool Teaching Assistant
  Veronica Morris, Washington County Technical High School - Washington County
  
  
• Silver Medal – T-Shirt Design
  Trevor Sitkoff, Thomas Edison High School of Technology - Montgomery County
  
  
• Silver Medal – Video Product Development
  Omar Ahmed, Christopher Dold, Frederick County Career and Technology Center - Frederick County
  
  
• Bronze Medal – Job Skill Demonstration A
  Christopher Outland, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
  
  
• Bronze Medal – Photography
  Jillian Porter, Carroll County Career and Technology Center, Carroll County
  
  
• 4th Place – Automotive Refinishing Technology
  Ryan Faurot, Center of Applied Technology North, Anne Arundel County
  
  
• 4th Place – Basic Health Care Skills
  Chelsey Childress, Cecil County School of Technology, Cecil County
  
  
• 4th Place – Collision Repair Technology
  Joseph Rinehart, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
  
  
• 4th Place – Community Service
  Owen Levine, Elaina Previte, Hayley Rogers, Frederick County Career and Technology Center - Frederick County
  
  
• 4th Place – Job Skill Demonstration Open
  Miranda Kerr, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
  
  
• 4th Place – Medical Terminology
  Majesta Kitts, North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry - Charles County
  
  
• 4th Place – Pin Design
  Joshua Shipley, Frederick County Career and Technology Center – Frederick County
  
  
• 4th Place – Welding Fabrication
  Collins Lethbridge, James Rawlings, Joseph Wentz, Carroll County Career and Technology Center – Carroll County
  
  
• 5th Place – Aviation Maintenance Technology
  Steven Gray, Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center – St. Mary’s County
  
  
• 6th Place – Commercial Baking
  Kevin Sokol, Washington County Technical High School – Washington County
  
  
• 6th Place – Culinary Arts
  Monica Hayden, North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry – Charles County
  
  
• 7th Place – Dental Assisting
  Katie Garrett, Center of Applied Technology South – Anne Arundel County
  
  
• 7th Place – Diesel Equipment Technology
  Dorchester School of Technology - Dorchester County
  
  
• 7th Place – Medical Math
  Kha-Ai Tran, North Point High School for Science, Technology and Industry - Charles County
  
  
• 7th Place – Promotional Bulletin Board
  Victoria Frasco, Hayden Ventrice, Carroll County Career and Technology Center - Carroll County
  
  
• 8th Place – Medical Assisting
  Michael Robben, Center of Applied Technology North – Anne Arundel County
  
  
• 8th Place – Occupational Health and Safety
  Andrew Barker, Colby Bunting, Michael Tyndall, Worcester Technical High School - Worcester County
  
  
• 8th Place – Technical Computer Applications
  Nicholas Amigo, Center of Applied Technology South – Anne Arundel County
  
  
• 9th Place – Web Design
  Miles Combs, Simon Guo, Harford Technical High School - Harford County
  
  
• 10th Place – First Aid / CPR
  Alyssa Johnson, Frederick County Career and Technology Center - Frederick County
  
  
• 10th Place – Robotics and Automation Technology
  Brandon Rappozzo, Brady Vickers, Harford Technical High School – Harford County