EASTERN Students Win Big at Leadership Conference

A delegation of 38 SkillsUSA students and four advisors from Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (EASTERN), participated in the Annual District 2 Career and Technical Student Organization’s (CTSO) Leadership Conference at the Pocono Manor Resort on November 14 -16. Over 175 students in seven different technical centers from Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery Counties attended the Leadership Conference. SkillsUSA is a national student leadership organization that encourages students to be productive individuals in our democratic society. EASTERN students brought home 22 gold medals, seven silver medals, and nine bronze medals.

Gold Medal Winners – Cheer – Abby Applebaum, Culinary Arts/Springfield High School; Alex Husarenko, Computer Network Administration/Hatboro-Horsham High School; Chelsea Butler, Culinary Arts/Abington High School ; Nick Lang, Automotive Technology/Abington High School;  Steve Tritsch, Construction Technology/Hatboro-Horsham High School;  and Miranda Cooper, Allied Health/Abington High School.  Notebook  – Abby Applebaum, Culinary Arts/Abington High School; Chase Bascom, Culinary Arts/Hatboro-Horsham High School; Louis Freeman, Electronics Engineering Technology/Abington High School; Athena Gkantsinikoudis, Allied Health/Abington High School; Kelsea Henson, Commercial Art/Hatboro-Horsham High School;  Alex Husarenko, Computer Network Administration/Hatboro-Horsham High School; and Shawn Moore, Computer Network Administration/Upper Moreland High School.  Leadership – Juan Figueras,  Computer Network Administration/Springfield High School;  Miranda Hartsock, Automotive Technology/Upper Moreland High School; Nick Lang, Automotive Technology/Abington High School; Tatyana Leonova, Commercial Art/Lower Moreland; Jaclyn Piccari, Cosmetology/Upper Dublin High School;  Steve Tritsch, Construction Technology/Hatboro-Horsham High School; Marian Wiggins, Cosmetology/Abington High School; and Amy Mednick, EASTERN Cosmetology Instructor and SkillsUSA Advisor. Door Sign – Brian Behler, Commercial Art/Upper Moreland High School.

Silver Medal Winners – Notebook  – Robert Davis, Construction Technology/Hatboro-Horsham High School; Larry Hui, Computer Network Administration/Upper Moreland High School; Casey Ann Kastiz, Cosmetology/Upper Moreland High School; Jared Krugman, Landscape Contracting/ Springfield High School; Jonathon Mehrman, Collision Repair Technology/Upper Moreland High School; and Eileen Collins, EASTERN SkillsUSA Advisor. Pin Design – Allison Bittner, Commercial Art/Abington High School.

Bronze Medal Winners – 30 Second Speech – Stephen Kubler, Commercial Art/Upper Moreland High School. Notebook – Juan Figueras, Computer Network Administration/Springfield High School; Miranda Hartsock, Automotive Technology/Upper Moreland High School; Nick Lang, Automotive Technology/Abington High School; Tatyana Leonova, Commercial Art/Lower Moreland High School; Jaclyn Piccari, Cosmetology/Upper Dublin High School; Steve Tritsch, Construction Technology/Hatboro-Horsham High School; Marian Wiggins, Cosmetology/Abington High School and Amy Mednick, EASTERN Cosmetology Instructor and SkillsUSA Advisor.

EASTERN is a public school serving students in nine Eastern Montgomery County school districts. Participating districts include Abington, Bryn Athyn, Cheltenham, Hatboro-Horsham, Jenkintown, Lower Moreland, Springfield, Upper Dublin and Upper Moreland. Students benefit from specialized career programs that give them a competitive edge in college or in a career.  The campus is at 3075 Terwood Road in Willow Grove. For more information, please contact Amy Shields, Organizational Advancement Director at 215-784-4806, or visit the school’s website at www.eastech.org. Become a fan on Facebook – www.facebook.com/EasternCenter.