An estimated 800 high school and college students from 24 vocational schools across Maine competed in the annual SkillsUSA competition held in Bangor on Friday, March 11. The following is a list of winners. Those who won gold in select areas will go on to compete in the national competition in Kansas this June.
Secondary
Job Skill Demonstration: Jack Champagne, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, gold;
Manda-Lynn Ring, Oxford Hills Technical School, silver; Moniqua Dube, Capital Area Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Job Skill Demonstration A: Justin Goodwin, Penobscot Job Corps, gold; Loralai Dubord, Penobscot Job Corps, silver
Secondary
Food & Beverage Service: Maria Ciccotelli, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, gold; Brian Mcavoy, United Technologies Center, silver; Daya Hall-Stratton, Hancock County Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Automotive Service Technology: Aaron LaBelle, United Technologies Center, gold; Mathew Lavoie, St. John Valley Technical Center, silver; Angelo Garcia , Southern Maine Community College, bronze
Post-Secondary
Automotive Service Technology: Gabriel Gargiulo, Southern Maine Community College, gold;
Ryan Stackpole, Southern Maine Community College, silver
Secondary
Extemporaneous Speaking: Kelli Sousa, Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Julea Gorneault, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, silver; Whitney York, Region 3, bronze
Post-Secondary
Extemporaneous Speaking: Walter Edward Hanson, Southern Maine Community College, bronze
Secondary
Plumbing: Timothy Averell, Capital Area Technical Center, gold; Jonathon Evans, United Technologies Center, silver; Caleb Gervais, Capital Area Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Action Skills: Andrew Barker, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, gold; Mercedes Hursh, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, silver
Secondary
Masonry: Dustin Guerrette, St. John Valley Technical Center, gold; James Bradley, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, silver; Nick Monroe, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Internetworking: Ryan-Lee Buzzell, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, gold; Robert Powell, Waldo County Technical Center, silver; Matthieu Chenard, St. John Valley Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Internetworking: Aaron Pinette, Eastern Maine Community College, gold; Joshua Drisko, Eastern Maine Community College, silver
Health Professional Portfolio: Katelyn Roy, St. John Valley Technical Center, gold; Lauren Faeth, Foster Technology Center, silver; Lauren Remington, St. Croix Regional Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Fire Fighting: Myriah Porter, Foster Technology Center, gold; Savannah Swett, Foster Technology Center, silver; Delani Littlefield, Foster Technology Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Fire Fighting: Mike Root, Mid-Coast School of Technology, gold; Robert Polky, Southern Maine Community College, silver; William Watson, Mid-Coast School of Technology, bronze
Secondary
Screen Printing Technology: Kelsey Freitas, Oxford Hills Technical School, gold; Elizabeth LeClair, Foster Technology Center, silver; Ashlyn Ford, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, bronze
Secondary
Automotive Refinishing Technology: Travis Smith, Oxford Hills Technical School, gold; Albert Mauger , United Technologies Center,silver; Jack Hamlin, Mid-Maine Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Precision Machining Technology : Michael Christie, Capital Area Technical Center, gold; Ryleigh Alexander, Capital Area Technical Center, silver; Nicholas Weymouth, Mid-Maine Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Precision Machining Technology: Shane Belanger, Southern Maine Community College, gold; Matt Stuart, Capital Area Technical Center, silver; Andrew Howard, Southern Maine Community College, bronze
Secondary
Customer Service: Savina Dong, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, gold; Kaylynn Levasseur, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, silver; Jessica Beaulieu, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Culinary Arts: Alexis Russo, Mid-Maine Technical Center, gold; Tyler Emerson-Dare, Mid-Coast School of Technology, silver; Savannah Brook, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, bronze
Secondary
Advertising Design: Casey Conchinha, Mid-Maine Technical Center, gold; Conner Safford, MVR #10 Technical School, silver: Alicia Girard, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, bronze
Secondary
Medical Terminology : Spencer Sanderson, Region 3, gold; Rudy Pandora, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, silver; Amanda Brainerd, United Technologies Center, bronze
Secondary
Medical Math: Ryan Pare, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, gold; Jade Morse, Tri-County Technical Center, silver; Courtney Grant, United Technologies Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Medical Math: Cassandra Fournier, Region 3, gold
Secondary
3-D Visualization & Animation: Team #4, United Technologies Center, gold; Team #6, United Technologies Center, silver; Team #5, United Technologies Center, bronze
Secondary
Computer Maintenance Technology: Benjamin O’Brien, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, gold; Patrick Simpson, Region 3, silver; Andrew Leonard, Mid-Maine Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Computer Maintenance Technology: Corey Lewandowski, Capital Area Technical Center, gold
Secondary
Criminal Justice: Kady Gould, Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Cheyenne Bioski, Tri-County Technical Center, silver; Taylor Haines, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Criminal Justice: Jared Pina, Washington County Community College, silver
Secondary
Welding Sculpture:Melissa Lebel, Oxford Hills Technical School, gold; Nick Barclay, Caribou Technology Center, silver; Dylan Elliott, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Residential Wiring:Ricardo Ballinas United Technologies Center, gold; Brett Sanford, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, silver; Matthew Therrien, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Residential Wiring:Nathan St. Pierre, Eastern Maine Community College, gold
Secondary
Pin Design: Christopher Paine, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, gold; Patrick Garrett, MVR #10 Technical School, silver; Amy Jandreau, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Pin Design: Ashley Golder, Eastern Maine Community College, gold
Secondary
Architectural Drafting:Ethan Vonderheide, Mid-Maine Technical Center, gold; Krista Poulin, Capital Area Technical Center, silver; Katrina Coston, United Technologies Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Architectural Drafting: Richard Heon, Penobscot Job Corps, gold
Secondary
Technical Computer Applications:Jonathan Freeman, Waldo County Technical Center, gold; Heather Moore, Region 9, silver; Dillon Ludlow, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, bronze
Secondary
Heating:Ryan Ramsdell, United Technologies Center, gold; Levi Hall, United Technologies Center, silver; Brandon Cartlidge, Capital Area Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Collision Repair Technology: Ryan Logan, Mid-Maine Technical Center, gold; Kyle Dube, United Technologies Center, silver;Noah LaForge, Waldo County Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Collision Repair Technology: Joey Billings, Oxford Hills Technical School, gold; Jesse Peterson, Oxford Hills Technical School, silver
Secondary
Job Skill Demonstration Open: Kymber Cookson, Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Alyssa Curtis, Lake Region Vocational Center, silver; Matt Steeves, Oxford Hills Technical School, bronze
Post-Secondary
Job Skill Demonstration Open: Tina Hernandez, Penobscot Job Corps, gold; Elizabeth Schwartz, Penobscot Job Corps, silver
Secondary
Nurse Assistant: Carla Gagliardo, Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Katelyn Mosley, Hancock County Technical Center, silver; Sarah Paradis, St. John Valley Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Power Equipment Technology: Ryan Beaulier, United Technologies Center, gold; Harrison Roy, United Technologies Center, silver; Keith Kowalczyk, MVR #10 Technical School, bronze
Secondary
Cabinetmaking: Trapper Bouchard, Mid-Maine Technical Center, gold; Devin Michaud, St. John Valley Technical Center, silver; Zackarie Lunney, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Cabinetmaking: Bruce Randall, Eastern Maine Community College, gold; Robert Toothaker, Eastern Maine Community College, silver; Donald Arsenault, Eastern Maine Community College, bronze
Secondary
Commercial Baking:Irene Sowa, Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Jessica Potts, Hancock County Technical Center, silver, Daisy Taylor, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Commercial Baking: Micheal Carlton, Penobscot Job Corps, gold
Secondary
Photography: Mackenzie Pinette, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, gold; Casey Bonville, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, silver; Jaylee Fox, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Crime Scene Investigation: Team #,1 Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Team #3, Hancock County Technical Center, silver Team #2, United Technologies Center, bronze
Secondary
Basic Health Care:Hillary Lavoie, St. John Valley Technical Center, gold; Melissa Trotter, Tri-County Technical Center, silver; Sarah Hunter, Foster Technology Center, bronze
Secondary
T-Shirt Design: Branin Blodgett, Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Christian Labonte, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, silver; Jean Carlos Castillo, Hancock County Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Prepared Speech: Benjamin Long, Tri-County Technical Center, gold; Christen Allen, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, silver; Kristin Stevens, St. Croix Regional Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Prepared Speech: Heather Lynn Woodward, New England School of Communications, gold
Secondary
Diesel Equipment Technology: Jeremy Pelletier, St. John Valley Technical Center, gold;
Kenneth White, United Technologies Center, silver; Lee Goston, Hancock County Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Employment Application Process: Danni Anderson, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, gold; Jack Williams, United Technologies Center, silver; Jamie-Rae Brown, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Welding: Brock Worster, Region 3, gold; Codey Arbo, St. Croix Regional Technical Center, silver; Kyle Daigle, St. John Valley Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
Welding:Eric Flewelling, Eastern Maine Community College, gold; Brady Laughlin, Eastern Maine Community College, silver; Kyle Hollingworth, Penobscot Job Corps, bronze
Secondary
First Aid/CPR: Tyler Higgins, United Technologies Center, gold; Zachary Parker, Waldo County Technical Center, silver; Emma Kroemer, Mid-Maine Technical Center, bronze
Post-Secondary
First Aid/CPR: Stephanie Pinkham-Baker, Region 3, gold
Secondary
Related Technical Math: Stephen Goulet, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, gold; Joseph Murphy, Lewiston Regional Technical Center, silver; Elijah DiSalvatore, United Technologies Center, bronze
Secondary
Preschool Teaching Assistant: Emily Ginn, St. Croix Regional Technical Center, gold;
Ashely Lester, Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, silver; Darrian Church, Hancock County Technical Center, bronze
Secondary
Job Interview: Kate Campbell, Presque Isle Regional Career and Technical Center, gold;
Samantha Richardson, Tri-County Technical Center, silver; Alyssa Horne, Sanford Regional Vocational Center, bronze
Secondary
Carpentry: Joseph Guimond, Capitol Area Technical Center, gold; Derek Drechsler, Midcoast School of Technology, silver; Kendall Voisine, St. John Valley Technology Center, bronze.
Post-secondary
Carpentry: Johnathan Smith, Eastern Maine Community College, gold; Jonathan Daniel, Eastern Maine Community College, silver.