Roslyn Santana, center, earned a bronze medal in the Masonry competition at this year’s SkillsUSA District 11 Championships.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. | Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students kicked off Career & Technical Education Month by winning 17 gold medals and $68,584 in scholarships at the SkillsUSA District 11 Championships.
All of the gold medal winners qualified to compete at this spring’s SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Leadership and Skill Championships in Hershey. LCTI’s students also earned 18 silver and 22 bronze medals Wednesday (Feb. 1) for a total of 57 — more than the combined haul of any other school.
Held annually at the Agri-Plex, the competition pits LCTI students against their peers from Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, Career Institute of Technology, Monroe Career & Technical Institute and Upper Bucks County Technical School in more than 50 contests of skill ranging from extemporaneous speaking to welding.
After a day of demonstrating their skills, the roughly 400 competitors celebrated their accomplishments during the championships awards ceremony at Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township. In addition to medals, top finishers in 12 categories were presented with $165,000 in scholarships provided by Automotive Training Center, Northampton Community College and the D’Olimpio Memorial Fund.
LCTI’s top medal winners and scholarship recipients are:
Maryann Rodriguez, First
Commercial Baking
Neilyn Acosta, Second
Nail Care
Jody Ann Young, Second
TeamWorks Plumbing
Nadiah Sims, Third
Cake Decorating
Carlos Burgos, Third
Collision Repair Technology
$8,400 from Automotive Training Center
Daliana Ortiz, Third
Crime Scene Investigation Team 1
Brianny Zaldivar, Third
Crime Scene Investigation Team 1
Cariangelie Martinez, Third
Graphic Communications
Roslyn Santana, Third
Masonry
Pedro Ortiz, Third
Prepared Speech
Ryen Valentin-Lopez, First
Advertising Design
Adriana Perez, First
Automotive Refinishing
Scholarship:$10,080 from Automotive Training Center
Catasauqua High School
Madison Xander, Second
Advertising Design
Autumn Madea, Second
Restaurant Service
Joshua Tulloch, Third
Web Design Team 1
Jacob Baia, First
Automated Manufacturing Technology
Colin Brown, First
Criminal Justice
$1,000 from Northampton Community College
Brandon Durrick, First
Tech Computer Applications
Jonathan Bersier, Second
Automotive Service Technology
$12,240 from Automotive Training Center
$1,000 from Northampton Community College
Jeffrey Reed, Third
Web Design Team 1
Ryan Kuntz, First
CNC Milling
Zion Schellenberg, First
Web Design Team 2
Hunter Oberle, Second
Industrial Motor Control
Dylan Berger, Second
Power Equipment Technology
Andrew Janowiak, First
Automated Manufacturing Technology
Spencer Nicholas, First
Automotive Service Specialization
$12,240 from Automotive Training Center
$1,000 from Northampton Community College
Kylee Sanchez, First
Nurse Assisting
Julianne Rotondo, Second
TeamWorks Electrical
Michael Huber, Second
TeamWorks Carpentry
Danielle Schmidt, Third
Health Knowledge Bowl
Corey Zellner, Third
Health Knowledge Bowl
Matthew Rice, First
Automated Manufacturing Technology
Alex Cevicelow, First
Web Design Team 2
Jared Makhoul, Second
TeamWorks Masonry
Jade Buskirk, Third
Health Knowledge Bowl
Ryan Korutz, Third
Industrial Motor Control
Ryan Correll, Third
Plumbing
Austin Stufflet, Third
Precision Machining Technology`
Desiree Nester, First
Basic Health Care Skills
Zaki Al-Bajali, First
Carpentry
Dustin Kramer, First
Technical Drafting
John Kochenberger, Second
Electronics Technology
Alyssa Wygand, Second
First Aid / CPR
Cory Brunner, Second
Tech Computer Applications
William Murphy, Second
Diesel Equipment Technology
$11,424 from Automotive Training Center
Dean Wieder, Second
Welding
Steven Yaich, Third
Cabinetmaking
Alex Ortiz, Third
Technical Drafting
Gavin Marsolick, First
Welding
$1,000 from Northampton Community College
Alexander Getchell, Second
Architectural Drafting
Jeury Cardenas, Second
Criminal Justice
Madison Beltz, Second
Early Childhood
Fabian Montano, Third
Architectural Drafting
Gage White, Third
Automotive Service Technology
$10,200 from Automotive Training Center
Frederid Tirado Cardona, Third
Crime Scene Investigation Team 1
Samantha Bilder, Third
Early Childhood
Gabrielle Cooper, Third
Health Knowledge Bowl
Kudos to all of the SkillsUSA competitors and congratulations to LCTI’s medal winners!
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