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Rockland BOCES Students Win Medals at NY State SkillsUSA Competition
The annual SkillsUSA contest recognizes top career and technical education students in New York
(West Nyack, NY ) -- High honors this week for six Rockland BOCES students. The six high school students were among 49 Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) students who attended this week's New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships in Syracuse. Held at the New York State Fairgrounds each spring, the annual competition offers Rockland BOCES students the opportunity to compete against other schools from across the state in timed technical, trade and leadership contests. The Rockland BOCES students who placed in the competition are:
- Peyton Hudson - Clarkstown Central School District - Welding - Gold Medal
- Lindsay Aguilar - Suffern High School - Health Science - Silver Medal
- Morgan Kuss - Suffern High School - Criminal Justice - Silver Medal
- Justin Smoot - Clarkstown North High School - Culinary Arts - Silver Medal
- Ava Bourne - Tappan Zee High School - Digital Design - Silver Medal
- Nick Amato - Pearl River High School - Carpentry - Silver Medal
Peyton Hudson will advance to the SkillsUSA National Competition this summer. The Rockland BOCES Career and Technical Education Center also received an award for being an Outstanding SkillsUSA Chapter.
SkillsUSA is a nonprofit national education association in partnership with teachers, students, and industry leaders who work with students to prepare them for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.
