Sussex Tech SkillsUSA students to head to national competition

After netting 24 individual and team awards at the recent state competition, a group of Sussex Technical High School students from a wide range of technical areas will be representing Delaware at the SkillsUSA national championship in June in Louisville, Ky.

The award winners represented a cross-section of Sussex Tech’s 18 career-technical areas, including automotive technologies, electrical, HVAC, cosmetology, collision repair, media broadcasting, criminal justice, and digital publishing and design. SkillsUSA is a career-technical student organization that prepares students for careers in a variety of trade, technical and skilled occupations.

Sussex Tech’s state winners included: Advertising Design: gold to Joe Wilder, a senior from Seaford; silver to Amanda Silar, a junior from Georgetown; bronze to Nick Whaley, a senior from Laurel; Audio/Radio Production: gold to Jacob and Joshua Hoffpauir, seniors from Lewes; Auto Service: bronze to Dylan Scarangella, a junior from Harbeson, who also won $28,530 in scholarships and Snap-On tools; Automotive Refinishing: bronze to Anthony Morgan, a junior from Seaford; Broadcast News: gold to the team of Chase Albright, a senior from Milford, Ryan Bradley, a senior from Lewes, Sydney Gross, a senior from Millsboro, and Hannah Wolk, a senior from Lewes; silver to the team of Alexa Griffith, a junior from Seaford; Jaina Hershey, a junior from Seaford; Kiaya James, a junior from Georgetown; and Hannah Scarborough, a junior from Lincoln; Cosmetology: gold to Taylor Smith, a senior from Laurel; Crime Scene Investigation: gold to the team of Ciera Benjamin, a junior from Seaford; Caroline Carter, a junior from Milford; and Sharnae Harmon, a junior from Ellendale; Criminal Justice: gold to Garret Smith, a senior from Ellendale; silver to Jeffrey Jackson, a senior from Millsboro; Diesel Equipment: gold to Jared Maske, a senior from Seaford; silver to Tabitha Harris, a senior from Milford; bronze to Jamie Schirmer, a senior from Milton; electrical Construction – Wiring: bronze to John Farro, a junior from Georgetown; HVAC: bronze to Caleb Pusey, a senior from Laurel, who also won $6,000 in scholarships; Nail Care: silver to Rebecca Schroeder, a junior from Ocean View; bronze to Haley Malice, a junior from Georgetown; Photography: gold to Matt Ryan, a junior from Georgetown; Pin Design: silver to Rob Mitchell, a senior from Seaford; Prepared Speech: Gold to Adrianne Smith, a junior from Seaford; Quiz Bowl: bronze to the team of Cline Broussard, a senior from Seaford; Jeremy Carpenter, a senior from Milton; Patrick Cassat, a senior from Selbyville; Allyson Collier, a junior from Milford; and Seth Glickman, a senior from Seaford; and T-shirt Design: Bronze to Joe Wilder, a senior from Seaford.