Congratulations to the 25 MOBOCES students who attended the SkillsUSA Regional Competition this winter at SUNY Morrisville.

This year’s team represented 11 high schools and seven CTE programs, and students competed in 11 different contests that measured their technical and employability skills against hundreds of students from other CTE centers.

Leading the MOBOCES team:

• Carpentry senior Sam Coon (New Life Christian School) took 1^st place in the Carpentry contest.
• Health Related Careers junior Monicka Ray (Camden) took 3^rd place in the Basic Health Knowledge contest.

Both students will move on to the New York State Championship in April in Syracuse, along with 10 other students from MOBOCES:

• Hayden Grow (Cosmetology), Olivia Waldron (Advanced Culinary), Jade Nystrom (Cosmetology) – Stockbridge Valley
• Karli Ashley and Yarilus Gonzales (Cosmetology) - Rome
• Marlie Thompson and Kady Kolb (Equine and Animal Science) – Sherburne-Earlville
• Jasmine Confer (Health Related Careers) - Madison
• Brynn Hoolihan (Health Related Careers) - VVS
• Garet Rocker (Outdoor Power Equipment) – Camden

Great job to all of our regional participants!

• Sierra Wood (Rome), Don Kent (Rome), Larissa VonBank (New Life Christian School), Jasmine Confer (Madison), all Health Related Careers – Health Knowledge Bowl team
• Paul Eiholzer (Morrisville-Eaton), Outdoor Power Equipment – Motorcycle Technology
• Levi Neuenschwander (Hamilton), Outdoor Power Equipment – Small Engine Repair
• Violet Hoffman (Oneida), Sophia Cortes (Oneida), Maura Croft (VVS), Lila Monahan (Morrisville-Eaton), all Cosmetology - Nail Tech
• Jade Nystrom (Stockbridge Valley), Cos – Cosmetology Junior
• Monika Ray (Camden), Health Related Careers - Basic Health Knowledge
• Brynn Hoolihan (VVS), Health Related Careers – Nurse Assisting
• Garet Rocker (Camden), Outdoor Power Equipment - Recreation Outdoor Power Equipment
• Sam Coon (New Life Christian School) and Jacob Hoag (Camden), both Carpentry – Carpentry
• Will Kantor (Camden), Alex Lallier (Camden), Tim Wheeler (Camden), Ian Ball (Canastota), James Mills (VVS), all Conservation – Quiz Bowl team
• Abby Arnold (Camden), Livestock Management - Job Demo A
• Marlie Thompson (Sherburne-Earlville) and Kady Kolb (Sherburne-Earlville), both Equine and Animal Science – Delegates
• Alivya Packer (Hamilton), Health Related Careers – Team Photographer

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