Massachusetts
Whittier Tech Students Honored During Annual SkillsUSA Massachusetts Awards Ceremony
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Round 56 Whittier Tech college students and 6 school members attended the SkillsUSA Massachusetts awards ceremony. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Luca Moscardini, a junior from Haverhill, and Michael Garand, a junior from Newbury, each finding out Engineering, earned second place in Robotics and Automation. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Scholar Raychel Pennisi, a sophomore from Haverhill finding out Design and Visible Communications, was acknowledged for profitable second place for her design entry within the Nationwide (Massachusetts) SkillsUSA Tee-Shirt Design Contest. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Melissa Guillaume (left) and Chloe Simard, each seniors from Haverhill finding out Well being Aiding, earned first place in Profession Pathways Showcase Well being Companies for his or her mission “Spreading the Heat.” (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Kate Velasquez, a junior from Haverhill finding out Pc-Aided Drafting, positioned third in 3D Visualization. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Natalie Vienneau (left), who carried out the Nationwide Anthem, shook palms with State Officer Hunter Claflin. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Chapter Treasurer Lauren Jiolo, a junior from Haverhill finding out Medical Aiding, with Jaidyn Craig, a junior from Haverhill finding out Medical Aiding. Craig was elected because the Massachusetts State Officer on the convention. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Myles Rochon, a sophomore from Bradford finding out Early Training and Care, positioned third in Early Childhood Training. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Noel Allen, a senior from Salisbury finding out Culinary Arts, earned first place in Restaurant Companies. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech) -
Natalie Delano, a freshman from Bradford finding out Well being Aiding, earned second place for Profession Alternative Commentary for a five-minute speech she ready about Well being Aiding. (Picture Courtesy Whittier Tech)
HAVERHILL – Superintendent Maureen Lynch is happy to announce that Whittier Tech college students had been honored on the SkillsUSA Massachusetts statewide awards ceremony final month.
Held Friday, Might 13, on the Finest Western Commerce Heart in Marlborough, the 2022 SkillsUSA Massachusetts award ceremony is an annual celebration of profession and technical training, and serves as a technique to honor the state’s CTE champions. In complete, 56 Whittier Tech college students and 6 school members, together with almost 1,000 different SkillsUSA advisors and college students attended.
Usually college students compete within the annual SkillsUSA Massachusetts competitors throughout a three-day occasion that culminates within the awards ceremony. This yr, college students competed remotely throughout April, with district medal winners being invited to the awards ceremony on Might 13. Statewide medal winners had been introduced on the occasion.
Awards had been introduced in additional than 100 classes masking a variety of profession and technical training specialties. Bronze, silver, and gold awards had been offered, some to particular person college students and others to high school groups.
Every of Whittier’s 44 district medalists was honored on the occasion, in addition to the next Whittier college students who had been introduced as statewide medal winners:
- Chloe Simard and Melissa Guillaume, each seniors from Haverhill, and senior Julia Walsh from Salisbury, all finding out Well being Aiding, earned first place in Profession Pathways Showcase Well being Companies for his or her mission “Spreading the Heat.” As a part of the mission, they made and donated specialty blankets to space pediatric hospitals.
- Noel Allen, a senior from Salisbury finding out Culinary Arts, earned first place in Restaurant Companies.
- Natalie Delano, a freshman from Bradford finding out Well being Aiding, earned second place for Profession Alternative Commentary for a five-minute speech she ready about Well being Aiding.
- Luca Moscardini, a junior from Haverhill, and Michael Garand, a junior from Newbury, each finding out Engineering, earned second place in Robotics and Automation.
- Kate Velasquez, a junior from Haverhill finding out Pc-Aided Drafting, positioned third in 3D Visualization.
- Myles Rochon, a sophomore from Bradford studyingEarly Training and Care, positioned third in Early Childhood Training.
- Annie Silliker, a sophomore from Newburyport finding out Engineering, positioned third in Ideas of Technical Engineering.
On the ceremony, Whittier Tech’s chapter additionally was acknowledged with the Gold Customary Degree 2 Chapter Award, and as certainly one of 24 SkillsUSA chapters within the nation to attain the Fashions of Excellence in Technical Expertise standing.
As a part of the opening ceremony, the Nationwide Anthem was carried out by Natalie Vienneau, a junior from Groveland finding out Medical Aiding, who additionally led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Moreover, Jaidyn Craig, a junior from Haverhill finding out Medical Aiding, was elected because the Massachusetts State Officer by friends from different faculties throughout the state.
“Congratulations to all the scholars honored at this awards ceremony,” Superintendent Lynch stated. “The competitors could have appeared completely different this yr, however our college students took the problem in stride, and had been profitable in showcasing their many skills and representing Whittier Tech.”
Nationwide Delegates Ryan Hyperlink, a senior from Haverhill finding out Superior Manufacturing, and Craig attended the convention on behalf of the chapter. Hyperlink and Craig will signify Whittier Tech on the SkillsUSA Nationwide Convention in Atlanta, Georgia from June 20-24. Their duties embody voting on the nationwide officers.
Based mostly on chapter and scholar performances, six different Whittier college students will journey with advisors and academics to the Nationwide Convention to compete in opposition to different state finalists.
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