Eighty students from more than a dozen area school districts will represent Capital Region BOCES during a statewide competition next week that tests their abilities in the skilled trades and workplace.
The students, who hail from as diverse districts as Shenendehowa and Cobleskill, Watervliet and Burnt Hills, are competing in events that showcase their work-related skills. The competition is being conducted at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse from April 22-24. Winners from that event will advance to the national SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta in June.
Students compete in everything from demonstrating a knowledge of proper welding techniques to demonstrating how to solve a crime through their crime scene investigatory skills.
“I am looking forward to going and meeting new people. It will be a lot of fun,” said Marley Wayman, a Criminal Justice program senior from Cobleskill-Richmondville competing in the Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl.’
South Colonie senior Seamus McWatters is competing in the Auto Refinishing
Technology competition.
“I am absolutely excited to go to the states. If I can do a good spray one more time, I can go to [national SkillsUSA competition] in Atlanta,” he said.
Past competitors said they enjoyed the challenge of competing at a state-wide level.
Class of 2023 Criminal Justice graduate Rhiannon Islip was part of the state champion CSI team.
“SkillsUSA was my favorite experience because it taught me new skills and we got to do a lot of hands-on skills,” she said during a recent visit to BOCES. “It was just a great all-around experience.”
Albany Campus competitors
- Lark Abraham, Auto Vehicle Maintenance Basic, Automotive Trades Technology, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (BHBL)
- Christopher Barnes, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC), Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R), South Colonie
- Abiageal Battibulli, Welding Fabrication, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Niskayuna
- David Beliveau, Heavy Equipment Operations, Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation (HERO), Schalmont
HERO students David Beliveau, Schalmont, and Cody Bess, Voorheesville. - Lucas Bolle, Customer Service, Network Technology, Schalmont
- Caleb Bregenzer, Welding, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Shenendehowa
- Micky Buchanan, Welding, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS)
- Emmalina Coluccio, Barbering, Cosmetology, North Colonie
- Jada Corker, Promotional Bulletin Board, Early Childhood Education, Scotia – Glenville
- Nora Edgar, Action Skills Basic, Cosmetology, Scotia-Glenville
- Morgan Evans, Nurse Assisting, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, Mohonasen
- Ethan Foley, Internet of Things, Network Technology, RCS
- Brody Gallagher, Diesel Equipment Technology, Diesel Tech, Cobleskill-Richmondville (CRCS)
- Elijah Goldberg, Promotional Bulletin Board, Digital Media Design, Scotia – Glenville
- Hunter Goss, Related Technical Math, Manufacturing and Machining Technology, RCS
- Ryan Gurdyal, Internet of Things, Network Technology, Schenectady
- Cheyenne Kaminski, Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology, Scotia Glenville
- Rabia Khan, Job Skill Demo, Criminal Justice, Watervliet
- Emory Krongold, Job Interview, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Niskayuna
- William LaRose, Electrical Construction Wiring, Electrical Trades Technology, Shenendehowa
- Briana Layman, Promotional Bulletin Board, Early Childhood Education, South Colonie
- Dicey Lewis, Fashion Design, Global Fashion Studies, Cohoes
Digital Media student Alijah Littman from Schenectady. - Alijah Littman, Extemporaneous Speaking, Digital Media Design, Schenectady
- Athena Masse, Welding Fabrication, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Niskayuna
- Katherine Mazariego, Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology, Mohonasen
- Anthony Mazzanoble, Carpentry, Building Trades, Niskayuna
- Seamus McWatters, Auto Refinishing Technology, Automotive Collision Technology, South Colonie
- Tessla Murray, Cosmetology Senior, Cosmetology, North Colonie
- Stephanie O’Rourke, Food Prep Basic, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology, Cohoes
- Bolaji Owodunni, Prepared Speech, Game Design and Implementation, North Colonie
- Benjamin Peters, CNC 3-Axis Milling, Manufacturing and Machining Technology, Shenendehowa
- Brandon Ryan, Auto Maintenance and Light Repair, Automotive Trades Technology, Schenectady
- Makenzie Ryan, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), Criminal Justice, Watervliet
- Zachary Salvio, Welding Sculpture, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Mohonasen
- Michael Satterlee, Interactive Application Video, Game Design and Implementation, Schalmont
- Jacob Sawyer, Photography, Digital Media, Design, Schalmont
- Jalal-Taha Selcuk, Job Skill Demo, Automotive Trades Technology, North Colonie
- Aiyanna Seymour, Cosmetology Junior, Cosmetology, Scotia-Glenville
- Autumn Siatkowski, Employment Application Process Basic, Diesel Technology, BHBL
- Jack Smalley, Auto Refinishing Technology, Automotive Collision Technology, Shenendehowa
- Amelia Smith, Nurse Assisting, Two-Year Sequence of Health Careers, BHBL
- Chris Urgento, Auto Service Technology, Automotive Trades Technology, Scotia Glenville
- Kyra Walker, CSI, Criminal Justice Shenendehowa
- Mikkail Warner, Game Design and Implementation, Cohoes
- Emma Weiland, CNC 3-Axis Milling, Manufacturing and Machining Technology, Shenendehowa
- Ciana Williams, Tee-shirt Design, Digital Media Design, Shenendehowa
- Luca Wilson, Carpenter’s Assistant Basic, Carpentry Services, South Colonie
- June Wolf, Advertising Design, Digital Media Design, Shenendehowa
- Amelia Wronoski, CSI, Criminal Justice, Guilderland
Schoharie Campus competitors
- Brianna Bailey, Promotional Bulletin Board, Duanesburg
Welding student Olivia VanEvera, CRCS. - Peyton Cieszynski, Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl, Criminal Justice, Schoharie
- Jessica Crandall, Cosmetology Quiz Bowl, Cosmetology, Schoharie
- McKenna Davis, Welding Sculpture, Welding and Metal Fabrication, CRCS
- Josivi Decarlo, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice, Duanesburg
- Isaiah Feruson, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Team, Criminal Justice, Schoharie
- Sean Gallagher, Heavy Equipment Operations, Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation (HERO), CRCS
- Lilianna Hotaling, Cosmetology Junior, Cosmetology, Berne-Knox-Westerlo (BKW)
- Delaney Huneau, Cosmetology Quiz Bowl, Cosmetology, Schalmont
- Emrik Krufchinski, Masonry, Building Trades, CRCS
Building Trades student Emrik Krufchinski, CRCS. - Joanna McCann, Cosmetology Junior, Cosmetology, CRCS
- Ava McDonald, Cosmetology Quiz Bowl, Cosmetology, Schalmont
- Alexzina Merritt, Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl, Criminal Justice, Sharon Springs
- Matthew Mulhern, Welding Fabrication, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Duanesburg
- Logan McCabe, Carpentry, Building Trades, Guilderland
- Andrew Palluti, Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology, Duanesburg
- Kilie Palmatier, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, CRCS
- Addison Pangman, Cosmetology Quiz Bowl, Cosmetology, CRCS
- Kylee-Lynn Rios, Automotive Trades Technology, CRCS
- Abigail Rose, Baking and Pastry, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Technology, Schalmont
- Sean Rosenzweig, Welding Fabrication, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Duanesburg
Welding student Sean Rosenzweig, Duanesburg. - Jackson Ryder, Electrical Construction Wiring, Electroca; Trades, CRCS
- Payton Schuyler, Promotional Bulletin Board, CRCS
- Trista Smi, Welding, Welding and Metal Fabrication, BKW
- Wyatt Strobeck, Welding, Welding and Metal Fabrication, Middleburgh
- McKenzie Tansey, CSI Team, Criminal Justice, CRCS
- Riley VanDenburgh, CSI Team, Criminal Justice, Schalmont
- Olivia VanEvera, Job Interview, Welding and Metal Fabrication, CRCS
- Lydia Waage, Job Skill Demonstration, HERO, CRCS
- Marley Wayman, Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl, Criminal Justice, CRCS
- Maya Wright, Esthetics, Cosmetology, Duanesburg
Security Corp volunteers (all Criminal Justice students) and their home school district:
Albany Campus
• Gianna Parker, BHBL
• Rob Hudson, Niskayuna
• Harmony Spaulding, RCS
Schoharie Campus
- Natalia Arnold, Middleburg
- Jordan Jones, BKW
- Efrayim Frankewich, BHBL
House of Delegate representatives attending, their program and home school district:
Albany Campus
- Malachi Plaza , Automotive Trades Technology, BHBL
- Hadassah Harrell, Cosmetology, BHBL
- Elena Hymes, Criminal Justice, North Colonie
- Carter Lott, Automotive Trades Technology, Niskayuna
Schoharie Campus
- Sarah Gingell, Building Trades, CRCS
- Katherine Koon, Building Trades, CRCS
- Corinna LiVecchi, HERO, Middleburgh
- Anilah O’Brien Welding and Metal Fabrication, Schalmont
Other representatives attending, role they will be performing, their program and home school district:
Albany Campus
- Theadora Avramidis, Job Skill Demo Model, Criminal Justice, Cohoes
Schoharie Campus
- Emily Gwozdz, photographer, Electrical Trades, Sharon Springs
- Kadence Lawrence, esthetics model, Cosmetology, BKW