Congratulations to all who competed in the 2015 District 11 SkillsUSA Championships at the Allentown Fairgrounds!
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute had 58 competitors place in the Top 3 and 18 gold-medal winners. Check out photos of students from LCTI and other District 11 schools as they competed during the event.
District champions will travel to Hershey, Pa., to compete at the 2015 SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skill Championships, which run April 8-10. Event winners at the state level will have an opportunity to compete in the national championship in Louisville, Ky.
Labs with the most Top 3 finishers
Precision Machine – 9
Health Occupations – 8
Automotive Technology – 4
Commercial Baking – 4
Criminal Justice – 4
Culinary Arts – 4
Web Design – 4
District XI Champions from LCTI
LCTI had 18 gold medal winners, 5 of which came from the Precision Machine Lab.
Sending high schools medal tally
Here is the breakdown of how many Top 3 finishers each high school had:
Parkland – 13
William Allen – 8
Emmaus – 7
Northern Lehigh – 6
Southern Lehigh – 6
Northwestern Lehigh – 5
Whitehall – 5
Catasauqua – 3
Dieruff- 3
Salisbury – 2
| SkillsUSA District Competition Winners | |||||||
| Wednesday, February 4, 2015 | |||||||
| CONTEST | Place | FIRST | LAST | LAB | TEACHER | HS | Grade |
| Web Design team 1 | 1st | Julian | Kingsley | Web Design | AM Peregrin | Catasauqua | 11 |
| CNC Milling | 1st | James | Yons | Prec. Mach. | PM Heffentrager | Emmaus | 12 |
| Commercial Baking | 1st | Daria | Greb | Comm. Baking | AM Lucas | Emmaus | 11 |
| Graphic Communications | 1st | Kenneth | Pavlick | AM Purcell | Emmaus | 11 | |
| CNC Technician | 1st | Gavin | Mengel | Prec. Mach. | AM Heffentrager | Northwestern Le | 11 |
| Automated Manufacturing Technology | 1st | Mark | Kaintz | Prec. Mach. | AM Heffentrager | Parkland | 11 |
| Automated Manufacturing Technology | 1st | Aaron | Tweed | Prec. Mach. | AM Heffentrager | Parkland | 10 |
| Automated Manufacturing Technology | 1st | Sean | Farley | Pre-engineering | AM Latanision | Parkland | 11 |
| Automotive Service Technology | 1st | Brian | Romig | Auto Tech. | AC Sikora PM | Parkland | 12 |
| Cake Decorating | 1st | Cole | Isaacs | Comm. Baking | AC Lucas PM | Parkland | 12 |
| Power Equipment Technology | 1st | Dakota | VanHorn | Small Engines | PM Pfanders | Parkland | 12 |
| Welding | 1st | Mason | Rumble | Welding | AC Schnalzer PM | Parkland | 12 |
| Advertising Design | 1st | Joshua | Lounsberry | Adv. Design | AM Maley | So. Lehigh | 12 |
| CNC Turning | 1st | Alejandro | Ramos | Prec. Mach. | PM Heffentrager | So. Lehigh | 10 |
| Web Design team 1 | 1st | Alex | Heffelfinger | Web Design | AM Peregrin | So. Lehigh | 11 |
| Restaurant Service | 1st | Jasmine | Kutzura | Culinary Arts | AC O’Connell PM | Whitehall | 12 |
| Nurse Assisting | 1st | Kimberly | Ramraj | Health Occ | AC Hart PM | Wm Allen | 12 |
| Prepared Speech | 1st | Brock | Kline | Plumbing | AC Midgett PM | Wm Allen | 12 |
| Automotive Service Technology | 2nd | Josh | Zanger | Auto Tech. | PM Sikora | Catasauqua | 12 |
| Restaurant Service | 2nd | Fantasia | Rodriguez | Culinary Arts | AC O’Connell AM | Dieruff | 11 |
| Medical Math | 2nd | Bridgette | Bolton | Health Occ | AM Hart | Emmaus | 11 |
| Tech Computer Applications | 2nd | AnaAbigail | Cordero | AOT | PM Blacker | Emmaus | 12 |
| Web Design team 2 | 2nd | Malachi | Atkinson | Web Design | PM Peregrin | Emmaus | 12 |
| Commercial Baking | 2nd | Makayla | Gordon | Comm. Baking | PM Lucas | Northern Lehigh | 12 |
| Web Design team 2 | 2nd | Zion | Schellenberg | Web Design | PM Peregrin | Northern Lehigh | 10 |
| Welding | 2nd | Michael | Shoemaker | Welding | PM Schnalzer | Northwestern Le | 12 |
| CNC Milling | 2nd | Spencer | Werst | Prec. Mach. | AM Heffentrager | Parkland | 11 |
| Electrical Construction Wiring | 2nd | Devin | Moyer | Elec Tech | PM Merchlinsky | Parkland | 12 |
| Job Skill Demo A | 2nd | Lance | Greenawalt | HVAC | AM Berkowitz | So. Lehigh | 11 |
| Precision Machining Technology | 2nd | Daniel | Wisser | Prec. Mach. | AM Heffentrager | So. Lehigh | 11 |
| Carpentry | 2nd | Jared | Schall | Carpentry | PM Geist | Whitehall | 12 |
| Industrial Motor Control | 2nd | Reno | Honzo-Vassa | Electromech | AC Passante PM | Whitehall | 12 |
| Automotive Service Specialty | 2nd | Tyler | Pietkiewicz | Auto Tech. | AC Sikora PM | Wm Allen | 12 |
| Culinary Arts | 2nd | Nelson | Santiago | Culinary Arts | AC O’Connell PM | Wm Allen | 12 |
| Masonry | 2nd | Reymers | Rojas | Masonry | AC Tweed PM | Wm Allen | 12 |
| Crime Scene Investigation | 3rd | Skye | James | Crim Justice | AC Kohl AM | Catasauqua | 11 |
| Cake Decorating | 3rd | Francisco | Rivera | Comm. Baking | PM Lucas | Dieruff | 12 |
| Health Knowledge Bowl | 3rd | Chelsea | Menendez | Health Occ | PM Hart | Dieruff | 12 |
| Tech Computer Applications | 3rd | Brandon | Durrick | AOT | PM Blacker | Emmaus | 10 |
| CNC Technician | 3rd | Brent | Novitsky | Prec. Mach. | PM Heffentrager | Northern Lehigh | 12 |
| CNC Turning | 3rd | Daniel | DallaPalu | Prec. Mach. | AM Heffentrager | Northern Lehigh | 12 |
| Criminal Justice | 3rd | Cheyenne | Shannon | Crim Justice | Lembach PM | Northern Lehigh | 12 |
| First Aid/CPR | 3rd | Jordan | Long | Health Occ | AM Hart | Northern Lehigh | 11 |
| Culinary Arts | 3rd | Braxton | Reppert | Culinary Arts | PM O’Connell | Northwestern Le | 12 |
| Health Knowledge Bowl | 3rd | Emily | Strohl | Health Occ | PM Hart | Northwestern Le | 12 |
| Medical Terminology | 3rd | Brittany | Miller | Health Occ | AC Hart AM | Northwestern Le | 11 |
| Architectural Drafting | 3rd | Harrison | Williams | Drafting | AC Yohn AM | Parkland | 11 |
| Early Childhood | 3rd | Alicia | Vicari | Early Care | PM Visco | Parkland | 12 |
| Health Knowledge Bowl | 3rd | Stephanie | Shook | Health Occ | PM Hart | Parkland | 12 |
| Technical Drafting | 3rd | Brandon | Rauenzahn | Drafting | AM Yohn | Parkland | 11 |
| Crime Scene Investigation | 3rd | Hayley | Werkheiser | Crim Justice | AC Kohl AM | Salisbury | 11 |
| Health Knowledge Bowl | 3rd | Kaylyn | Lightcap | Health Occ | PM Hart | Salisbury | 11 |
| Related Technical Math | 3rd | Anthony | Polsinelli | Electronics | AM Lesisko | So. Lehigh | 12 |
| Graphic Communications | 3rd | Miguel | Martinez | AM Purcell | Whitehall | 11 | |
| HVAC & Refrigeration | 3rd | Walker | McCandless | HVAC | AM Berkowitz | Whitehall | 11 |
| Automotive Service Specialty | 3rd | Conroy | Yearde | Auto Tech. | AC Sikora PM | Wm Allen | 12 |
| Cabinetmaking | 3rd | Kyle | Cunningham | Cabinetmaking | AC Welsh PM | Wm Allen | 12 |
| Crime Scene Investigation | 3rd | Jenna | Valentino | Crim Justice | AC Kohl AM | Wm Allen | 11 |
2015 District Winners (PDF)
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