Delaware’s Highly Skilled Students Honored by SkillsUSA in Louisville

     Highly skilled students and advisors from across Delaware attended the 54^th annual National SkillsUSA Leadership Conference from June 24-29, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Delaware students represented our state in competitive events that such as: Architectural Drafting, Automotive Service Technology, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Carpentry, Computer Programming, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Diesel Equipment Technology, Electronics Technology, Extemporaneous Speaking, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, Industrial Motor Controls, Information Technology, Masonry, Plumbing, Prepared Speech, Technical Math, Welding, and more.

Highlights include:

• A delegation of 83 students and advisors from 6 schools represented Delaware in national competition.

• Delaware students earned Top 10 national honors.

• Eight students honored as national medalists.  Gold Medalist: Ashish D’Souza (Computer Programming); Bronze Medalist(s):Chase Albright, Ryan Bradley, Sydney Gross, and Hannah Wolk (Broadcast News Production); Robert Bell (Internetworking); and Alex Colon Perez (Sheet Metal).

Top 10 National Placement:

1^st place            Computer Programming                                  Ashish D’Souza of POLYTECH High School

3^rd place            Broadcast News Production                           Chase Albright, Ryan Bradley, Sydney Gross & Hannah Wolk of Sussex Tech High School

3^rd place            Internetworking                                                Robert Bell of POLYTECH High School

3^rd place            Sheet Metal                                                       Alex Colon Perez of Delcastle Tech High School

4^th place            Audio Radio Production                                  Jacob Hoffpauir & Josh Hoffpauir of Sussex Tech High School

6^th place            Advertising Design                                           Haley Norwood of Sussex Tech High School

7^th place            Career Pathways Human Services                 Denise Garcia Alonzo, Courtney Respes & Alyssa Todd of Delcastle Tech High School

7^th place            Welding Sculpture                                            Savion Hollis of Delcastle Tech High School

7^th place            Industrial Motor Control                                 William Shaha of St. Georges Technical High School

8^th place            Television (Video) Production                        Abigail Drummond and Julia Hardy of Sussex Tech High School

Participating Schools:

• Delcastle

• Hodgson

• Howard

• POLYTECH

• St. Georges

• Sussex Tech

Delaware SkillsUSA is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) dedicated to students who are interested in pursuing their future in technical careers. Through SkillsUSA, members have the opportunity to participate in career focused competitive events, take part in community service work, and become leaders for the organization in their school, state, and at the national level. SkillsUSA incorporates curricular and co-curricular experiences to emphasize the importance of knowledge, leadership, skill development, and teamwork. To learn more about Delaware SkillsUSA, please visit: https://delawareskillsusa.org/ or contact Mike Fitzgerald by phone at: 302.735.4015 or by email at: [email protected].