Levittown Students Earn 14 Career, Tech Medals

SkillsUSA Club members enrolled at the Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Education Center in Levittown acquired 14 medals at the Long Island regional competition for career and technical schools.

The competition gave the students an opportunity to test their skills against other career and technical education students from Long Island. In addition, the students met and networked with professionals and representatives from their related industries and tested their leadership potential through job demonstration and job interview contests.

The following SkillsUSA Club members received awards:

First Place

• Dylan Bitton – Job Skill Demonstration – Massapequa High School
• Olivia Donnelly – Cosmetology Basic – Division Avenue High School
• Kelly Hastings – Job Interview – Massapequa High School
• Andrew Streppone – Employment Application Process – MacArthur High School

Second Place

• Sarina Aviles – Commercial Banking – Plainedge Senior High School
• Michael DeVito – Automotive Service Basic – Plainedge Senior High School
• Krista Gallo – Job Interview – Division Avenue High School
• Courtney Lemmons – Restaurant Service – Division Avenue High School
• Michael Mendez – Job Skill Demonstration – Island Trees High School
• Michael Pupura – Pin Design – Division Avenue High School
• Tia Sullivan – Culinary Arts – MacArthur High School

Third Place

• Matthew DeVito – Action Skills – Plainedge Senior High School
• Jamie Diolosa – Automotive Service Tech – Plainedge Senior High School
• Karleigh Paldino – Restaurant Service – MacArthur High School

The Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Center is a unique school program dedicated to teaching comprehensive career and technical skills, along with qualifying academics, for students in the Levittown School District and neighboring districts. The New York State Department of Education-approved program provides hands-on learning, school-to-work experiences, and opportunities for professional growth in the areas of automotive technology, computer animation, cosmetology, culinary arts, electrical technology, graphic arts, medical assisting/healthcare and police science/EMT-B.

Submitted by Levittown Schools

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