PIRCTC students
earn medals at SkillsUSA competition
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center’s SkillsUSA chapter had 37 students competing at the recent state conference in Bangor. Students competed in various events ranging from related technical math, promotional bulletin board, web design and masonry.
Photo courtesy of the Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center
THIRTY-SEVEN MEMBERS of the PIRCTC’s SkillsUSA chapter recently competed at the state conference in Bangor. Students competed in various events ranging from related technical math, promotional bulletin board, web design and masonry. Pictured are, from left, front row: Dakota Fox, Chris Carroll, Hannah Stoutamyer, Blair Bailey, Naomi McEachern, Katherine McKenna, Sebastian LaBier and Dale Winslow. Second row: Caleb Hobbs, Brett Stratton, Bridgette Carrier, Macy Desmond, Madison Michaud, Shannon Sweeney, Kolby Knight and Danielle Allen. Third row: Alex Michaud, Joshua Morrow, Joseph Patenaude, Karson Eaton, Jacob Williams, Bailee Robichaud, Hanna Postell, Jocelyn Hewey and Lewis Amero. Back row: Brandon Leblanc, Brad Shields, Rebecca Maxwell, Ryon Basu and Khyver Lowe. The students are shown wearing special breast cancer awareness T-shirts. During the opening ceremony of the state conference, students participate in a spirit competition. This year they chose to support the fight against breast cancer in support of students that have family members affected by the disease. The front of the shirts read “PIRCTC supports the fight” and the back reads “Presque Isle SkillsUSA, We Wear Pink For Hope, Courage, Strength, Cure.” Nine of the gold medalists have opted to go to Kansas City in June to compete at the SkillsUSA National Conference.
“Nine of our students received a bronze or silver medal and 15 received a gold medal; that’s the most that we have ever gotten in gold,” said Amy White, business technology instructor at PIRCTC. “All of the students worked extremely hard and dedicated numerous hours preparing for this annual trip.
“This summer, nine students will be going to the SkillsUSA National Conference to compete there and hopefully receive another medal,” she said.
The student competitors included Kyvier Lowe, architectural drafting; Lewis Amero, cabinetmaking; Jocelyn Hewey, chapter display; Danica Ladd, courtesy corp.; Naomi McEachern, employment application process; Joseph Patenaude, extemporaneous speech; Macy Desmond, job interview; Hannah Stoutameyer, job skill demo; Josh Morrow, masonry; Kolby Knight and Shannon Sweeney, photography; Kate Leavitt, pin design; Alex Michaud, prepared speech; Jenna Soucy, preschool teacher assistant; and Madison Michaud and Hannah Bonville, promotional bulletin board.
Also, Katie McKenna, Caleb Hobbs, Danielle Allen, Karson Eaton and Dakota Fox, quiz bowl; Bridgette Carrier and Sebastian LaBier, related technical math; Bailee Robichaud, T-shirt design; Brandon Leblanc, technical drafting; Dale Winslow and Hale Cushman, video product development; Jacob Williams and Bradley Shields, Web design; Hanna Postell, Chris Carroll and Blair Bailey, CPS — arts; Ryon Basu, Conor Seward and Clarissa Buck, CPS — business management; Brett Stratton, welding; and Rebecca Maxwell, customer service.
