SkillsUSA Updates

CTI STUDENTS COMPETE AT STATE SKILLSUSA REGIONALS

Pictured above are the 34 CTI Students who competed in the NYS Regional SkillsUSA Championships; pictured with the students are the SkillsUSA Advisors, Mr. Conte, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Balog and not pictured, Mr. White.

SYRACUSE, NY - Six Dutchess BOCES - CTI students took places in the 44th Annual SkillsUSA State Conference and Skills Championships.  The competition was held in the OnCenter in Syracuse, New York, April 14 and 15.  The scope of the contests include an intense practical hands-on component as well as a written knowledge test.

The students who placed in the following trade specialities include:

• 3rd Place - Zachiya R (FDR) and Connor T (Spackenkill) in Video/TV Production
• 2nd Place - Joe Z (Arlington) in Small Engine Repair
• 2nd Place - Lauren D (FDR) in Pre-School Teaching Assistant
• 2nd Place - Megan K (John Jay) in Job Demo (Open)
• 1st Place - Victoria S (Pine Plains) in Commercial Baking

Our first place winner, Victoria S., will represent New York State in the National SkillsUSA Competition in commercial baking to be held in Kansas City, MO.  Megan K will also be joining her to compete in the Job Demo (Open) national contest.  These students will be asked to compete against the best in the country.

CTI's SkillsUSA Club and competitors will have to raise extra funds to help offset the costs to send these students to Kansas City.

Skills is a national organization created by teachers, for teachers, as a way to reach and develop their students.  A nationwide partnership of business and industry, career training students, instructors, and school administrators, SkillsUSA is a professional society run at all levels: in the school, in the state associations, and in the national association.  SkillsUSA prepares students to enter the work force by teaching leadership and professional development skills and by providing opportunities to put these skills to work.  SkillUSA has over 250,000 student members, organized into more than 13,000 local chapters.  More than 13,500 teachers and school administrators serve as professional SkillsUSA members and instructors, and over 500 corporations, trade associations and labor unions support SkillsUSA at the national level.  Together, SkillsUSA members work to improve their schools, workplaces and communities.

The Career and Technical Institute at Dutchess BOCES is committed to provide students with the latest technologies needed for their future success, in both their chosen career path and/or higher education.

For further information contact:

Stephen Lawson
Instructor of Film & Media/Art & Design - SkillsUSA Advisor
845.486.8001 - stephen.lawson@dcboces.org
Dutchess BOCES/CTI - www.dcboces.org/CTI/skillsusa
SkillsUSA New York - www.nysskillsusa.org
SkillsUSA - www.skillsusa.org