Career & Tech rules at SkillsUSA Regionals

Career & Tech students rocked the '08 SkillsUSA Regional Competition March 19, taking home a busload of trophies and awards from Schenectady County Community College. Congratulations to:

First place winners:
Mike D'Agostino (Duanesburg HS) - Heavy Duty Truck Repair
Maggie O'Mara (Guilderland HS) - Food and Beverage Service
Chuck Nadler (Mohonasen HS) - Culinary Arts
Justin Waldron (Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake HS) - Welding
Bryan Parks (Mohonasen HS) - Residential Wiring
Anna Munafo (Niskayuna HS) - Floral Design
Kayla Williams (Duanesburg HS) - Food Prep Assistant

Second Place:
Matthew Hudson (Middleburgh HS) - Commercial Baking
Heather Keigle (Berne-Knox-Westerlo HS) - Pre-school Teaching Assistant
Ryan McLoughlin (Schalmont HS) - Culinary Arts
Reba Donnahie (Colonie Central HS)- Cosmetology
Mahendra Kapoor (Schenectady HS) - Collision Repair

Third Place:
Tim VanderWouden (Mohonasen HS)  - Auto Service Technician
Esther Singh (Schenectady HS) - Nursing Assistant
Karmen Smith (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk HS) - Food and Beverage Service
Ashia Valente (Watervliet HS) - Commercial Baking
Jeremy Fobare (Scotia-Glenville HS) - Internetworking
Joshua Culhane (Scotia-Glenville HS) - Residential Wiring

4th Place-
Kraig Skarka (Burnt Hills/Ballston Lake HS)- Welding
Katrina Shea (Shenendehowa HS) - Food Prep Assistant
Christina Zullo (Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk HS)- Commercial Baking

5th Place-
Chris Lyons (Niskayuna HS) - Small Engine Service
Mahogany DeGroff (Schenectady HS) - Floral Design

A special recognition/honorable mention award was presented to Nurse Assistant student Samatha Sponable (Schalmont HS). Recently retired Office Operations and Computer Applications Teacher Sandie Flynn was also recognized for her many many years of service to SkillsUSA.

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