Minuteman High School students earn medals at State SkillsUSA Conference

Shown in photo: Minuteman High School student Sean Datar of Acton exults after winning a gold medal at the State SkillsUSA Conference. Photo courtesy of Alice Ofria.

By Judy Bass

Seventeen students from Minuteman High School in Lexington recently captured ten medals in a statewide skills competition against their peers.

Minuteman students earned one gold (first place) medal, five silver (second place) medals and four bronze (third place) medals at the 2016 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference held in Marlborough, Mass., from April 28-30. SkillsUSA allows students in career and technical education to compete in a host of technical and leadership competitions. A total of 44 students from Minuteman represented the school at the event.

Student Sean Datar earned a gold medal, which qualifies him to compete at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference from June 20–25, 2016 in Louisville, Ky.

The medalists from Minuteman were as follows:

Action Skills - Collin Kelly (Sudbury) – 2nd place

Career Pathways Showcase: Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources – Alison Beucler (Medford), Allison Kirk (Saugus), Brian Courtney, Jr. (West Roxbury) – 2nd place

Career Pathways Showcase, Industrial Engineering – Rachel Sheehan (Malden), Kentra Vellom (Sudbury), Dante Fiore (Medford) – 2nd place

Employment Action Skills – Erin Noel (Medford) – 2nd place

Freshman Exploratory Project – Jordan Mills (Waltham) – 3rd place

Human-Robot – Ben Leone (Lancaster), Pratush Kc (Woburn) – 3rd place

Mobile Robotics – Davis Kahmann (Arlington), Evan Kennedy-Spaien (Revere) – 2nd place

Related Technical Math – Sean Datar (Acton) – 1st place

Technical Drafting – Jasper Hendrix (Acton) – 3rd place

Web Design – Anastasia Monich (Boxborough), Adam Powell (Arlington) – 3rd place

Minuteman staff members Alice Ofria, Crystal Auger, Karen Tan, Larry Lambert, Kyle Romano, and Patrick Rafter accompanied the students as advisors.

Minuteman is an award-winning regional high school that integrates robust academic and career & technical learning to deliver a revolutionary competitive advantage. The school serves a diverse student body with multiple learning styles, expanding opportunities for college and career success. As an accredited member of the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC), Minuteman challenges all students to aspire to their full potential, accelerate their learning, and achieve success in the 21st century global community.