Questar III’s career and technical education (CTE) students excelled at the 2015 SkillsUSA regional competition on March 18. The regional competition took place at Schenectady County Community College, Modern Welding and Stratton Air National Guard Base.
Students serviced automobiles, prepared dinners, styled hair and delivered speeches as part of the annual competition testing job-related and technical skills.
Congratulations to the 19 Questar III students who earned awards at the regional competition and to HVAC teacher Danny Ramirez, who was nominated for SkillsUSA Advisor of the Year.
Columbia-Greene Educational Center, Hudson
First Place:
- Michael Pinney Jr. (Greenville) – HVAC
Second Place:
- Wesley Knichel (Ichabod Crane) – Job Interview
- Samuel Waite (Taconic Hills) – Internetworking
Third Place:
- Shylee Bain (Coxsackie-Athens) – Cosmetology Junior
- Marcus Hinds (Hudson) – Auto Vehicle Maintenance
- Zach Kerr (Hudson) – Internetworking
- Jacob Mabb (Ichabod Crane) – Welding
- Tee Quan Davis (Hudson) – Food Prep Assistant
Fourth Place:
- Russell Lewis (Greenville) – HVAC
Fifth Place:
- Morgan Knott (Ichabod Crane) – Junior Cosmetology
Rensselaer Educational Center, Troy
First Place:
- Caleb Hendricks (Berlin) – Carpentry
- Chris Salvati (East Greenbush) – Networking (CISCO)
Second Place:
- Alyssa Casatelli (East Greenbush) – Cosmetology
- Doug Haskins (Lansingburgh) – HVAC
- Madison Paloski (East Greenbush) – Cosmetology
Fourth Place:
- Shane Barney (East Greenbush) – Carpentry
Fifth Place:
- Garrett Bartlett (Tamarac) – HVAC
- Marrisa Littlejohn (East Greenbush) – Cosmetology
- Ryan Ramundo (East Greenbush) – Automotive Mechanics Technology
SkillsUSA is a national organization for high school students enrolled in CTE programs. It provides quality educational experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development.
