This year’s SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference was held in Atlanta.
Thirteen First state high schoolers were recognized among 16,000 participants in this year’s SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta.
Students, including 41 Delawareans, participated in events involving construction trades, video broadcasting, graphic arts, automotive trades and leadership skills.
Three students secured top 10 finishes in their specialty, and 11 students received SkillPoint awards, which represent achievement in demonstrating proficiency and workplace readiness in a student’s occupational specialty.
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.
Here’s who earned top 10 finishes:
- Vincent DeLuca (Delcastle) finished top 10 in the HVAC specialty.
- Kaiden Brown (Delcastle) finished top 10 in the Aviation Maintenance Technology specialty.
- Noelle Evans (Delcastle) finished top 10 in the Screen Printing Technology specialty.
- Clinton Bertollo (Delcastle) finished top 10 in the Sheet Metal specialty.
Here’s who earned SkillPoint certificates:
- Noelle Evans (Delcastle) for the Screen Printing Technology specialty.
- Clinton Bertollo (Delcastle) for the Sheet Metal specialty.
- Abigiail Rife (Delcastle) for the T-Shirt Design specialty.
- Claire Austin (POLYTECH) for the Audio-Radio Production specialty.
- Sophia Cooper (POLYTECH) for the Audio-Radio Production specialty.
- Jackson Garret (POLYTECH) for the Cabinetmaking specialty.
- Rebekka Cullen (Sussex Tech) for the Pin Design specialty.
- Kiara Davis (Sussex Tech) for the Video News Production specialty.
- Pipe Drace (Sussex Tech) for the Video News Production specialty.
- Ciara Gustin (Sussex Tech) for the Video News Production specialty.
- McKinley Stokley (Sussex Tech) for the Video News Production specialty.
SkillsUSA is a career and technical student organization that aims to empower 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.
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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.
Raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Jarek earned a B.A. in journalism and a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 2021. After running CNN’s Michael Smerconish’s YouTube channel, Jarek became a reporter for the Bucks County Herald before joining Delaware LIVE News.
Jarek can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (215) 450-9982. Follow him on Twitter @jarekrutz
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