Delaware students recently brought home awards from a national SkillsUSA leadership conference.

Forty-one Delaware SkillsUSA high school students joined more than 16,000 participants in the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta. Students participated in events involving construction trades, video broadcasting, graphic arts, automotive trades, and leadership skills. Four students placed in the top 10, and 11 students received Skill Point awards, which represent the pinnacle of achievement in demonstrating proficiency and workplace readiness in a student’s occupational specialty. In addition, Delaware was recognized by the National SkillsUSA office for having the largest high school membership percentage increase and the largest overall membership percentage increase for the 2022-2023 school year.

The advisers and students, who were for the majority rising juniors, returned energized from Atlanta. They are ready to engage and help grow SkillsUSA in Delaware and allow our students the opportunity to participate in the best job interview in the world.

SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. Its vision is to produce the most highly skilled workforce in the world, providing every member the opportunity for career success.

The SkillsUSA National Championships are career competition events showcasing the best career and technical education students in the nation. Through an investment from business and industry partners of about $36 million, the event occupies a space equivalent to 31 football fields or 41 acres.

Student name High School Skill Area Award Certificate
Vincent DeLuca Delcastle HVAC Top 10  
Kaiden Brown Delcastle Aviation Maintenance Technology Top 10  
Noelle Evans Delcastle Screen Printing Technology Top 10 SkillPoint Certificate
Clinton Bertollo Delcastle Sheet Metal Top 10 SkillPoint Certificate
Abigiail Rife Delcastle T-Shirt Design   SkillPoint Certificate
Claire Austin Polytech Audio-Radio Production   SkillPoint Certificate
Sophia Cooper Polytech Audio-Radio Production   SkillPoint Certificate
Jackson Garret Polytech Cabinetmaking   SkillPoint Certificate
Rebekka Cullen Sussex Tech Pin Design   SkillPoint Certificate
Kiara Davis Sussex Tech Video News Production   SkillPoint Certificate
Pipe Drace Sussex Tech Video News Production   SkillPoint Certificate
Ciara Gustin Sussex Tech Video News Production   SkillPoint Certificate
McKinley Stokley Sussex Tech Video News Production   SkillPoint Certificate

Media contact: Alison May, [email protected], 302-735-4006

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