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BKW students compete in SkillsUSA

A team of three Criminal Justice students from Career & Tech’s Schoharie campus scored second at the New York State SkillsUSA competition in Crime Scene Investigation. They are: Nena Ruiz (Berne-Knox-Westerlo), Luke Sommers (Cobleskill-Richmondville) and Jimmy Bryant (Schoharie)

SkillsUSA is a national career and technical student organization that promotes professional and personal growth and leadership through seminars and workshops, campus activities, community service and competitions. Career & Tech has student-run SkillsUSA chapters at both of its campuses. Students from a wide range of programs competed last week in the state competition, testing their technical and professional skills through hands-on and written contests.

The following students competed in the 2011 New York State SkillsUSA competition April 13-15.

Student name                        Career & Tech program of study       Competition event   

Meghan Britton                       Criminal Justice                              Action Skills                                      

Mike Casullo                           Electrical Trades                           Residential Wiring       

Brett Flansburg                       Criminal Justice                             Criminal Justice         

Jordan Gonyea                        Construction/Heavy Equipment        SkillsUSA Officer  

Megan Hoffman                       Cosmetology                                Cosmetology, Senior  

Chris Jones                            Culinary Arts                                 Food and Beverage Service  

Brandon Kallner                        Culinary Arts                               Culinary Arts  

Christy Koban                         Cosmetology                                Job Demonstration        

Phil Mackey                            Construction/Heavy Equipment        Carpentry   

Nena Ruiz                              Criminal Justice                             Crime Scene Investigation

Akeem Stewart                       Culinary Arts                                 Commercial Baking