A big congratulations to the 45 CTI students who made everyone proud by participating in the SkillsUSA Area IV Conference held in Westchester County on Feb. 28 and scoring high marks in various competitions.
Matthew McGivney, a second-year Automotive Technology student, won first place in Automotive Vehicle Maintenance - Basic, while Laura Bancroft, a first-year Early Childhood Education student, notched second place in Extemporaneous Speaking. Third-place winners include Thomas Senior, a second-year Automotive Technology student, for Automotive Service Technology and Elizabeth Roberts, a first-year Culinary Arts student, for Cake Decorating. First-year and second-year students Henry Cavanaugh, Samantha Douglass and Alex Renbeck easily aced the Culinary Arts Quiz Bowl.
SkillsUSA Adviser and Culinary Program Teacher Chef Amanda Scoca is extremely proud and grateful to see how passionate the students were at the competition.
“These young adults were professional, kind and supportive of themselves and one another,” Scoca said. “Win or lose, the students walked away with courage and confidence that they will use when they go further in their careers.”
This regional competition gives students the opportunity to build up their confidence and fine-tune their skills before some of them head to the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference to be held April 22-24 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
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In other conference news, Scoca was recognized as one of the “Advisors of the Year” and one of our industry partners, DS Home Services, was nominated by us and received a “Business Partner of the Year.”