GST BOCES students win at state SkillsUSA competition

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WETM) — GST BOCES Career and Technical Education students participated in the New York State SkillsUSA competition held in April in Syracuse, NY.

Students from across the state showcased their skills in their respective Career and Technical Education programs at the state event. Students placing first qualify to compete at the national level in Atlanta, GA in June.

The SkillsUSA Wildwood Chapter earned a Gold Level of Distinction for the fourth consecutive year, based on how chapter officers plan, organize, and implement chapter activities that develop character and apply personal, workplace, and technical skills from the SkillsUSA Framework.

A new Chapter of Excellence Traveling Award was presented this year, and the Wildwood Campus chapter was the first recipient. This award is earned for being the highest scoring chapter in the Chapter of Excellence program in New York State. CEP recognizes achievement as it relates to the integration of the SkillsUSA Framework in the chapter program of work activities.

GST winners were:

Bush Education Center, Elmira

2nd place: Welding Fabrication Team

Andrew VanPatten (Welding and Metal Fabrication/Horseheads)

Ben Hutcheson (Welding and Metal Fabrication/Horseheads)

Otto Hohle (Welding and Metal Fabrication/Watkins Glen)

2nd place: Teamworks Team

Jack Skelly (Building Construction/Horseheads)

Jacob Menzi (Building Construction/Horseheads)

Ayden Tito (Building Construction/Horseheads)

William Lotocky (Building Construction/Horseheads)

Coopers Education Center, Coopers Plains