Pine Bush students earn medals at SkillsUSA competition

Three Pine Bush students were among 13 Orange-Ulster BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who earned medals at the SkillsUSA Area IV Regional Conference at OU BOCES recently:

Joseph Adipietro – first place, residential wiring
MaKayla McKelvey – first place, esthetics
Quion Valerio – third place, residential wiring

Three male high school students stand on a stage with a blue curtain behind them. They each have a medal around their neck with a red white and blue ribbon. They are all smiling. — Pine Bush High School and OU BOCES students Joseph Adipietro, right, and Quion Valerio, left, along with Justin VanLeeuwen of Ulster BOCES, pose with their medals after placing in the residential wiring competition.

Two young women stand facing each other. The young woman on the right is wearing a black and white checked face mask. She is — Pine Bush High School’s MaKayla McKelvey earned first place in esthetics at the SkillsUSA Area IV Regional Competition at Orange-Ulster BOCES held on March 13, 2022. Her model is Isabella Elias.

A young woman dressed in a black and red blouse smiles as she shakes hands with a man in a blue shirt and gray pants. He is holding a medal on a red, white and blue ribbon to give to her. — MaKayla McKelvey accepts her first place medal.

Nearly 200 students from various high schools and BOCES facilities showcased their talents during the competition on March 13. The annual event featured students from technical schools and BOCES programs throughout the Hudson Valley competing in 30 events ranging from advertising design to welding.

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, educators, and industry working together to create a skilled workforce of the future. SkillsUSA is a national student organization that teaches leadership and employability skills to help students succeed. The goal is that through involvement in SkillsUSA, students will develop personal, workplace and technical skills that will connect them to career success. SkillsUSA members have the opportunity to compete in their area competition to hone their skills in their journey to the state competition and for the top winners to go to nationals.

The state SkillsUSA competition will take place April 27-29, 2022 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Winners of that event will advance to the national competition in Kentucky in June.

Congratulations to Joseph, MaKayla and Quion!

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Pine Bush students earn medals at SkillsUSA competition