Twelve Lehigh Career & Technical Institute students won medals March 18-20 during the Pennsylvania FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Lancaster. Two medal winners — Kayla Myers and Brandon Larkin — earned enough points in their respective events to qualify for nationals this summer. The national leadership conference is June 29-July 3 in Seattle, Wash. LCTI’s state leadership conference medalists are:

William Allen High School

Yoskar Feliz-Morales, Culinary Arts

• Bronze Medal: Food Innovation

Yariel Rodriguez, Culinary Arts

• Bronze Medal: Food Innovation

Catasauqua High School

Brandon Larkin, Culinary Arts

• Silver Medal: Hospitality & Tourism

Emmaus High School

Julia Jones, Commercial Baking

• Gold Medal: PA Cake Decorating

Ella Trexler, Commercial Baking

• First Place/Gold Medal: PA Cake Decorating

Northern Lehigh High School

Nate Farmer, Culinary Arts

• Bronze Medal: PA Menu Planning

Parkland High School

Kyle Pryor, Culinary Arts

• Bronze Medal: PA Menu Planning

Clay Soares, Culinary Arts

• Silver Medal: Event Management

Matthew Wakefield, Culinary Arts

• Bronze Medal: Culinary Arts

Southern Lehigh High School

Kayla Myers, Commercial Baking

• First Place/Gold Medal: Baking

Samantha Shelton, Culinary Arts

• Silver Medal: PA Dining Service

Whitehall High School

Hope Reinhardt-Arbogast, Culinary Arts

• Gold Medal: PA Cake Decorating

Kudos to all of the FCCLA state conference competitors and congrats to LCTI’s medal winners!