High schoolers compete in 30th annual SkillsUSA Regional Conference at Alfred State

More than 950 high school students from Region I Board of Cooperative Education and Services (BOCES) districts, encompassing Western New York and the Southern Tier, competed in the 30th annual SkillsUSA Region I Leadership Conference and Skills Olympics March 5 at Alfred State.
The winners of this regional competition will advance to the next level in Syracuse in April, where all six regions in New York State will meet to attempt to qualify for the national competition in Louisville, KY, in June. A postsecondary SkillsUSA state competition will also take place on the Wellsville campus on Saturday, March 23.
Skills tests ranged from criminal justice to TV/video production to public speaking. Alfred State faculty, staff, and students were heavily involved in the design, implementation, and judging of many of the contests. Many of the high school students were exposed to a college campus for the first time.
 
Cosmetology Jr.

• Grace Corley, WD Ormsby, 1^st
• Stefanie Nicholas, Orleans, 2^nd
• Taylor Shaw, Belmont, 3^rd

Cosmetology Sr.

• Ashley Reitz, Belmont, 1^st
• Lexus Waite, Orleans, 2^nd
• Lindsy Cali, EMCC, 3^rd

Restaurant Services

• Mackenzie Toponak, Niagara, 1^st
• Jacob Ciancione, WEMOCO, 2^nd
• Aydrianna Weimer, Belmont, 3^rd

Technical Drafting

• Gabriel Grossman, Belmont, 1^st
• Ryan Wilson, WD Ormsby, 2^nd
• Johnathan Jones, Wayne, 3^rd