Congratulations to our Brockport students who completed and placed at the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships in Syracuse from April 23-25!

• Carpentry students Daniel Sidore and Henry Wallington competed against other construction-related students in the team competition and won first place - they are two of seven BOCES 2 CTE students eligible to compete at the national conference this June in Atlanta!
• A silver medal was won by Genevieve Contrera after she collaborated with six Dental Assisting peers to compete in Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
• Computer Technology student Yushua Nieves won bronze with his third-place finish in Information Technology Services.
• Leadership activities are also a core function of the event and nine BOCES 2 CTE students represented the chapter as delegates including Brockport and Dental Assisting students Joshua Sauers and Ilona Svyrydyuk.

• During the awards ceremony, the BOCES 2 CTE SkillsUSA chapter earned recognition of its own, being named a Model of Excellence for the second time in three years. This is the highest honor bestowed upon a SkillsUSA chapter. Dental Assisting students Grace Berardicurti (Churchville-Chili) and Genevieve Contrera (Brockport) will represent the BOCES 2 CTE at the national conference in Atlanta as the chapter advances in the Model of Excellence competition.

In total, 21 BOCES 2 CTE students combined for 11 medals in the championship competitions including five first-place finishes. Congratulations to our amazing students on a job well done!

Thumbnail Photo Caption: TeamWorks success: Residential and Commercial Electrical student Ethan Race (Holley), HVAC student Evan Prus (Hilton), Carpentry student Henry Wallington (Brockport) and Carpentry student Daniel Sidore (Brockport) collaborate to secure first place and a spot at nationals.

Photo Caption: Digital and Visual Communication student Adalyn Stott refines her work during the Photography competition. 

Photo Caption: HVAC student John Alexander is all focus during the Hydronic Heating competition. 

Photo Caption: Criminal Justice students Logan Feszczyszyn (Brockport), Izabella Allison (Spencerport), and Emily Ballard (Hilton) teamed up during the Crime Scene Investigation competition.