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Students Shine at SkillsUSA State Competition
Three Students Qualify to Compete at Nationals
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 24, 2023) – Wake Tech Career and Technical Education students shined at the 2023 SkillsUSA North Carolina State Leadership & Skills Conference in Greensboro, bringing home 18 awards, including five first-place honors.
Three students – Oscar Avina-Rodriguez (Architectural Technology), Julieanna Perciballi (Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology) and Charles Myatt (Electronics Engineering Technology), qualified to compete at the national SkillsUSA competition in June in Atlanta.
In all, 54 Wake Tech students from the Architectural Technology, Automotive Systems Technology, Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology, Cosmetology (degree and non-degree), Esthetics Technology, Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Welding Technology programs put their skills to the test. This was the first time that applied engineering students competed and was the return of Architectural Technology students to the contest since the pandemic.
Forty-three high school students from Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, a Cooperative Innovative High School partnership between Wake Tech and the Wake County Public School System, also competed and received 19 awards. Two students – William Morrison (Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology) and Samantha Medina-Mead (Cosmetology) qualified to compete in the national competition.
Wake Tech winners
Architectural Technology – Architectural Drafting
- Oscar Avina-Rodriguez, first place
- Reed Russell, third place
- Hannah Jung, fourth place
- Luke McBrayer, fifth place
Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology – Automotive Refinishing Technology
- Julieanna Perciballi, first place
- Jeanluc Cook, second place
Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology – Collision Repair Technology
- Austin Barrera, fifth place
Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology – Collision Damage Appraisal
- Yira Guiterrez, fifth place
Cosmetology – Cosmetology Skill Project Showcase (state-only competition)
- Maria Suarez and Yasmine Young-Walker, first place
- Presley Jackson, third place
Cosmetology (non-degree) – Cosmetology Beginner Skills (state-only competition)
- Rosmeris Sanchez Ramirez, first place
- Cristina Garcia Paz, second place
- Bianca Martinez Torres, fourth place
Esthetics Technology
- Stephanie Galindo, fifth place
Electronic Engineering Technology – Principles of Engineering
- Charles Myatt, first place
Electronic Engineering Technology – Electronics Technology
- Garett Sturdivant, second place
Welding Technology
- Ben Pajerski, fifth place
Vernon Malone winners
Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology – Collision Repair Technology
- William Morrison, first place
- Christian Garret, fourth place
Cosmetology – Cosmetology Beginner Skills
- Samantha Medina-Mead, first place
- Samiya Cohen, second place
Cosmetology – Cosmetology Showcase
- Kimberly Patricia-Reyes, first place
- Christelle Espinosa, second place
Cosmetology – Fantasy Hair and Makeup
- Natalie Mauricio, second place
- Brianna Headen Martinez, third place
Electrical Systems Technology – Electrical Construction Wiring (Level 1 classes)
- David Hanna, first place
- Josniel Severino, third place
- Nia Omollo, fourth place
Electrical Systems Technology – Electrical Construction Wiring (Level 2 classes)
- Jose Vazquez-Mendoza, third place
- Thomas Roberts, fourth place
Medical Terminology
- Emily Froelich, fourth place
Nurse Assisting
- Rayneir Miranda, second place
- Catalina Pierce, third place
- Carmen Parham, fourth place
- Leilani Infante, fifth place
Welding
- Nathanael Guenzler, fifth place
