24 Minuteman High School students Earn Medals at SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference

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Erin Noel of Medford, a junior at Minuteman High School, won a gold medal in the Employment Application Process category.

Collin Kelly of Sudbury, a senior at Minuteman High School, won a gold medal in the Community Service Project category. He also received the Jannine Baker Legacy Scholarship and the Presidents Volunteer Service Award.

Photos by Clifford Keirstead

By Judy Bass

Twenty-four students from Minuteman High School in Lexington earned medals at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference which took place from April 27-29, 2017, in Marlborough, Mass. 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 12 students who won gold medals have the opportunity to participate in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference that will be held from June 19-24, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.

Senior Collin Kelly of Sudbury, a gold medal winner, also received the Jannine Baker Legacy Scholarship and the Presidents Volunteer Service Award.

Minuteman’s SkillsUSA chapter advisors are instructors Debra Eichhorst and Clifford Keirstead.

Gold medalists:

Adam Powell, Arlington, Web Design; Ethan Francis -Wright, Arlington, Web Design; Allison Kirk, Saugus, Career Pathways Showcase: Business/ Mgt/Tech; Collin Kelly, Sudbury, Community Action Project; Benjamin Keaton, Concord, Career Pathways Showcase: Human Services; Tyler Ferrin, Tewksbury, Career Pathways Showcase: Human Services; Alison Beucler, Medford, Career Pathways Showcase: Business/ Mgt/Tech; Sean Datar, Acton, Related Technical Math; Nicholas Delorey, Concord, Career Pathways Showcase: Human Services; Brian Courtney Jr, West Roxbury, Community Action Project; Erin Noel, Medford, Employment Application Process; Kentrahvey Vellom, Sudbury, Career Pathways Showcase: Business/ Mgt/Tech.

Silver medalists:

Alexander Doucette, Wakefield, Humanoid Robotics; Nicholas Moy, Concord, Humanoid Robotics; Marcus Doucette, Wakefield, Mechatronics; Emmanuel Georgoudis, Malden, Mechatronics.

Bronze medalists:

Brodie Hawkes, Waltham, Career Pathways Showcase: Natural Resources/Agriculture/Food; Milo Rossi, Arlington, Career Pathways Showcase: Natural Resources/Agriculture/Food; Matthew Tobio, Billerica, Career Pathways Showcase: Natural Resources/Agriculture/Food; Marcello Barbieri, Lancaster, Engineering Technology; Jacob Blum, Wilmington, Engineering Technology; Evan Kennedy-Spaien, Danvers, Engineering Technology; Davis Kahmann, Arlington, Mechatronics; Jonathan Meister, Arlington, Mechatronics.

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 distinguished itself by building 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.