Minuteman students land 24 medals at SkillsUSA State Competition

PHOTO CAPTION: Minuteman High School students Lillian Powell, left, of Wayland and Anna Clark of Wakefield won a silver medal at the recent SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference.

Photo by Cliff Keirstead

By Judy Bass

MARLBOROUGH - Students from Minuteman High School in Lexington earned 24 medals at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference which took place from April 26-28, 2018. SkillsUSA is a national organization that allows students in career and technical education to compete in a host of rigorous technical and leadership competitions.

The six students from Minuteman who won gold medals have the opportunity to participate in the 54th Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference from June 25-29, 2018, in Louisville, Ky.

Minuteman’s SkillsUSA chapter advisors are instructors Malcolm Paradise and Clifford Keirstead.

The medalists from Minuteman were as follows:

GOLD MEDALS

Tyler Ferrin ’19 (Tewksbury) CPS Human Services (CPS – Career Pathways Showcase)

Benjamin Keaton ’19 (Concord) CPS Human Services

Matthew Larzelere ’19 (Stoneham) CPS Human Services

Padraig Wallace ’21 (Arlington) Freshman Career Choice Commentary

Adam Powell ’18 (Arlington) Web Design

Ethan Francis-Wright ’18 (Arlington) Web Design

SILVER MEDALS

Evan Nardone ’20 (Wakefield) CPS Business Management

Jack O’Keefe ’20 (Stow) CPS Business Management

Jack Ryan ’20 (Lexington) CPS Business Management

Alex Doucette ’20 (Wakefield) Humanoid Robotics

Nicholas Moy ’20 (Concord) Humanoid Robotics

Anna Clark ’19 (Wakefield) Costello Community Service

Lillian Powell ’19 (Wayland) Costello Community Service

BRONZE MEDALS

Brodie Hawkes ’18 (Waltham) Prepared Speech

Benjamin Leone ’18 (Lancaster) Mechatronics

Dan Seriy ’18 (Needham) Mechatronics

Sam Harris ’19 (Lancaster) Robotics and Automation Technology

Sophia Li ’19 (Acton) Robotics and Automation Technology

Rouaa Alwaz ’20 (Watertown) CPS Natural Resources, Agriculture and Food

Nadishna Khadka ’20 (Arlington) CPS Natural Resources, Agriculture and Food

Elizabeth Linarte ’20 (Watertown) CPS Natural Resources, Agriculture and Food

Jayne Coppola ’19 (Lexington) CPS Industry, Engineering and Technology

Henry Dionne ’19 (Concord) CPS Industry, Engineering and Technology

Dara Wall ’19 (Arlington) CPS Industry, Engineering and Technology

Minuteman was established in the 1970s as one of more than two dozen regional-vocational technical high schools in Massachusetts. Over the years, the school has built a reputation for excellence. Minuteman students consistently excel on the larger stage and have won numerous awards at state and national competitions. Minuteman challenges all students to revolutionize their high school expectations by aspiring to their full potential, accelerating their learning, and achieving success in the 21st-century global community.