BVT students grab medals in SkillsUSA state competition

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School students tested their vocational-technical ability in the annual SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Conference Championships on April 14 and 29.

It was the second of three SkillsUSA competitions, and the school had 102 students competing with other career and technical education high school students with impressive results. The competition allows students to demonstrate their vocational-technical education, skills, and knowledge with SkillsUSA employment and trade tests.

BVT student-competitors successfully demonstrated their career-technical expertise and proudly claimed 29 gold, 27 silver, and 10 bronze medals.

“The medal results are truly remarkable. At BVT, our students gain and hone the skillsets needed to compete against the best vocational-technical students in the SkillsUSA District, State, and National Championships,” said Superintendent-Director Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick. “Our student competitors, residents of our thirteen-member communities, are a highly motivated local contingent that will advance to compete against the top peers from the likes of Michigan, Ohio, and Texas.”

BVT has 27 students advancing from states to compete amongst the most talented vocational-technical students in the nation at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, this June.

Grafton winners include:

Silver: Stephen Bayreuther, Mechatronics; Baraka Consuegra, Mechatronics; Noah Mariano, Related Technical Math; Owen Mathieu, HVAC/R; Maggie McCann, Career Pathways Showcase; Noelle McDonald, Carpentry; Nicholas Valoras, Principles of Technology

Bronze: Caitlin Brown, Job Interview