OCM BOCES students compete and place in New York State Skills USA Leadership Competition

Approximately 2,000 students from across the state recently came together at the New York State Fairgrounds to compete in this year’s state SkillsUSA competition. 40 students from OCM BOCES were among those competitors, and earned six medals home for the school. The OCM BOCES students who placed in the competition are:

1.    Megan Howard, OCM BOCES Health Occupations Technology senior from the Cortland Enlarged City School District – 1st place (State Champion) in Nurse Assisting category (qualified for national competition)

2.    (Pictured above during the competition) Alexa Mentel, OCM BOCES Pastry Arts senior from the Liverpool Central School District – 1st place (State Champion) in the Commercial Baking category (qualified for national competition)

3.    Tyler Myers, OCM BOCES Automotive Collision Technology senior from the Baldwinsville Central School District – 3rd place in Collision Repair category

4.    Aaron Negus, OCM BOCES Computer Technology junior from the Westhill Central School District – 3rd place in the Computer Maintenance Technology category

5.    Jack Ryan, OCM BOCES Computer Technology senior from the Homer Central School District – 2nd place in Customer Service category


6.    Tyler Shepard, OCM BOCES Automotive Technology senior from the Cazenovia Central School District – 3rd place in the Automotive Service Technology category

About Skills USA: Skills USA is a national organization serving teachers and high school/college students preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations. The organization provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development and builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills.

The complete list of OCM BOCES student participants is provided in the previous article about the competition.

For more information about OCM BOCES Career and Technical Education Programs, contact Robert Leslie at 315/431-8407.