Several students at Orleans/Niagara BOCES win at New York State SkillsUSA competition

Photos courtesy of Orleans/Niagara BOCES: These students won gold in the Cosmetology Quiz Bowl – Kortney Schwartz (Royalton-Hartland), Taylor Frentz (Medina), Olivia Kroening (Medina), Sara Smith (Medina) and Madelyn Breeze (Lockport). Anthony Cercone of Lockport won first place in CNC Milling.

Press Release, Orleans/Niagara BOCES

The Orleans and Niagara Career and Technical Education Centers would like to take this opportunity to recognize the winners of the SkillsUSA State competition.

Electronics: Electricity/Electronics teacher Bill Leggett with Austin Gardner of Lyndonville, left, and Zach Luick of Lockport.

Congratulations to all our competitors and we are looking forward to seeing what our first place winners will do at the National SkillUSA competition in Atlanta next month.

Tech winners at the Orleans Career and Technical Education Center on Shelby Basin Road in Medina include:

• Gold – Arie Decker of Roy-Hart, Health Occupations Technician program, for Health Occupations Professional Portfolio
• Gold – Nathaniel Wolf of Roy-Hart, Computer Tech program, for Internet of Things competition
• Gold – Anthony Cercone of Lockport, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, for CNC Milling
• Gold – Zachary Luick of Lockport, Electronics, for Electronic Technology
• Gold – Taylor Frentz of Medina, Maddie Breeze of Lockport, Sarah Smith of Medina, Kortney Schwartz of Roy-Hart and Olivia Kroening of Medina, Cosmetology, for the Cosmetology quiz bowl
• Gold – Lydia Samson of Barker, Allied Health program for basic health care
• Silver – Caleb Joseph of Newfane, Computer Technology, for Technical Computer Applications
• Silver – Austin Gardner of Lyndonville, Electronics, for Electronics Technology
• Silver – Mia Albone of Medina, Early Childhood program, for Early Childhood Education
• Silver – Tyler Halifax of Lockport, Computer Technology, for Information Technology competition
• Bronze – Anthony Marullo of Lockport, Building Trades, for plumbing competition
• Bronze – Ian Jones of Lockport and J Reynolds of HGL, Computer Technology program, for web design and development
• Bronze – Jayden Swygert of Roy-Hart, Cosmetology, for barbering
• Bronze – Miya Goodale of Barker, Health Occupations Technician program for first aid/CPR
• Bronze – Jayden Colleta of Roy-Hart, Vincent Molisani of Albion, Tyler Chraston of Roy-Hart, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering program, for automated manufacturing technology

Anthony Cercone of Lockport won first place in CNC Milling.