Seventy Represent LCCTC in SkillsUSA District 10 Championships: 26 earn Gold!

On Friday, January 17th, 350 students from 13 CTC's in North Western PA competed in various leadership and technical areas.  Of the 70 LCCTC students who competed, 7 won bronze medals, 13 won silver, and and 26 won gold — an amazing number of medalists for LCCTC. All gold medalists will move on to the State SkillsUSA Championships at Hershey, PA in April.  

Congratulations to the following students who locally qualified to compete at the District 10 Championships (*** = bronze; ** = silver; * = gold):

  • ** Tara Confer ~ Action Skills

  • *** Nevada Grannis ~ Advertising Design

  • ** Automated Manufacturing Team: Chris Casuccio, Daniel Fornataro, Amber Birckbichler

  • *** Bailey Eaton ~ Automotive Comp

  • ** Brandon Allen ~ Automotive Refinishing

  • ** Anthony Ostrowski ~ Automotive Service

  • ** Hayleigh Graham ~ Basic Health Care

  • * Parker Frelin, Basic Heath Care

  • Nathan Livosi ~ Carpentry

  • *** Neil Kennedy ~ CNC Milling Specilist

  • * Shane Price ~ CNC Technician

  • ** Aven Fernandez ~ CNC Turning Specialist

  • Duane Green ~ Collision Repair

  • * Cassidy Twentier ~ Commercial Baking

  • Kelli Heeter ~ Cosmetology

  • * Scott Burgin ~ Culinary Arts

  • * Cody Marks ~ Electrical Construction

  • ** Rosie Vaughan ~ Employment Application

  • Alexandria Duncan & Caitlyn Ball ~ Esthetics

  • *** Caitlin Ritter ~ Extemporaneous Speech

  • *** Cassidy Reich ~ First Aid/CPR

  • Jaden Micco, Courtney McConahy, Jyah Alexander, and T’Kyia Harper ~ Health Knowledge Bowl

  • * Brandon Bright ~ Health Occupation Portfolio

  • ** Corrin Clouston ~ Health Occupation Portfolio

  • * Dylan James ~ Industrial Motor Control

  • Harley Edinger ~ Job Interview

  • * Linsey Watson ~ Job Skill Demonstration

  • * Aaron Johnson ~ Job Skill Demonstration Open

  • * Justin Ettinger, Masonry

  • Hallie Diffenbacher ~ Medical Math

  • Amber Barr ~ Medical Terminology

  • Ameilli Carter ~ Medical Terminology

  • *** Tyler Allison ~ MLR (Automotive, Maintenance, & Light Repair)

  • Savannah Young & Amaya Young ~ Nail Care

  • Nicolette Miletto ~ Nurse Assisting

  • * Madison Deli ~ Nurse Assisting

  • * Opening and Closing Team: Katie Bober, Gianna Bochert, Olivia Esposito, Hannah Hasson, Aislynn Collette, Maylene Ritter, Stormie Rotnour

  • * Mackenzi Helle ~ Pin Design

  • Trevor Wise ~ Precision Machinist

  • ** Cailin Lyons ~ Prepared Speech

  • * Quiz Bowl Team: Donavan Ellis, Emily Miller, Andrew Miller, Andrew Minteer, Trent McClintick, and Chelsea Baxter

  • *** Adam Georgia ~ Related Technical Math

  • ** Elizabeth Edinger ~ Restaurant Service

  • Devin Purdy, Ethan Stoner, Antonio Short, and Richard Spencer ~ Team Works

  • * Maggie Taylor ~ Technical Computer Applications

  • ** Zoey Galat ~ T-Shirt Design

  • * Joshua Soom ~ Welding

  • Zach Marski, Jacob Runyan, and Hunter Biddle ~ Welding Fabrication


As a result of their hard work, dedication, and outstanding performance, the Lawrence County Chapter of SkillsUSA is proud to send a total of 33 students (26 gold medalists plus an additional 7 straight-to-state competitors). State gold medalists move on to compete at the SkillsUSA National Championships in Louisville, KY in June.

All competitors will be honored at the SkillsUSA Awards Assembly on January 31st.

We wish them all the luck in the world; although because of their diligent preparation, this quote may fit for these industrious students: “I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

SkillsUSA is an internationally-recognized career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college and middle school students and professional members enrolled in training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. More familiar national partners include 3M, Bosch & Broan, Carhartt, ChannelLock, John Deere, Ferguson, GE, Harbor Freight, Klein Tools, Lowe’s, NAPA, Mike Rowe Works, Nissan, Pella, Snap-On, StateFarm, Toyota, US Coast Guard. SkillsUSA’s mission is “to empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible American citizens.”

Carolyn McVickerSkillUSA