Seven Grafton BVT students stand out at SkillsUSA championship

Seven Grafton students were award winners, representing Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, at the 47th Annual 2021 SkillsUSA Massachusetts State Leadership and Skills Conference Championship.

Demonstrating skills learned at BVT and applied during the competition, BVT students won an impressive 71 medals – 39 gold, 18 silver, and 14 bronze.

During the State competition, BVT also had five National Voting Delegates, and Hunter Claflin was elected to serve as a State Officer. The second stage of the SkillsUSA series consisted of a six-day Zoom format schedule with a live competition day at BVT on April 30th.

The SkillsUSA Championships showcases the best career and technical education students in the nation through competitive events. Students compete in hands-on technical exams designed and judged by industry leaders and officials to celebrate career technical education.

Following their outstanding performance, BVT’s gold medalists will represent the Commonwealth by competing at the National Leadership and Skills Conference Championships held virtually throughout June. The complete list of medalists is available at www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/skillsusa.

Grafton students of note included:

State Conference Opening Ceremony, National Anthem Singer:  Sophia Yitts

Gold:  Maggie McCann, Career Pathways Showcase Ind & Eng Tech;
Catherine Rozanas, Technical Drafting

Silver:  Rebecca Ashmore, Principles of Engineering;
Stephen Bayreuther and Baraka Consuegra, Mechatronics

Bronze:  Noah Mariano, Related Technical Math