OCM BOCES Students compete and place in State Skills USA Competitions

Congratulations to the OCM BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who recently competed and placed in the State SkillsUSA competition. Held at the New York State Fairgrounds in April, this annual competition gave OCM BOCES the opportunity to compete against other schools from across the state in timed technical, trade and leadership contests.

Students from the OCM BOCES McEvoy Campus in Cortland are pictured in the group photo. 


The OCM BOCES students who placed in the competition are:

1.    Bryan DeGone, OCM BOCES Automotive Technology senior from the Baldwinsville Central School District – 2nd place in Automotive Service Technology category

2.    Vi Nguyen, OCM BOCES Cosmetology senior from the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District – 3rd place in the Nail Care category

Following is the complete list of OCM BOCES students that competed in the State SkillsUSA competition:

From the Baldwinsville Central School District:
Paige Bell (Health Knowledge Bowl)
Bryan DeGone (Automotive Service Technology)
Connor Oakes (Medical Math)


From the Cazenovia Central School District:

Yesenia Rodriguez (Cosmetology Junior)

From the Cortland Enlarged City School District:

Alizabeth Knout (Medical Math)

Hunter Moore (Photography)

Nichole Nichol (First Aid/CPR)

Brandon Reynolds (Digital Cinema Production)

From the DeRuyter Central School District:
Breanna Hare (Job Demonstration)

From the Homer Central School District:

Tyler Purvis (Auto Maintenance)

Josh Stevens (Auto Collision Repair)

From the Fayetteville Manlius Central School District:

Vi Nguyen (Nail Care)

From the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District:
Salwa El-Hindi (Early Childhood Education)

From the Liverpool Central School District:

Miranda Harrington (Nail Care Model)

Josh Ptaszek (Basic Vehicle Maintenance)

From the Marathon Central School District:

Marjorie Torres (Extemporaneous Speaking)

From the Marcellus Central School District:
Gabby Coon (Restaurant Service)

From the McGraw Central School District:

Ben Ackley (Digital Cinema Production)


From the North Syracuse Central School District:
Crista Baird (Food Prep Assistant)
Mackenzie Lanaux (Health Knowledge Bowl)

Kristin Rogers (Health Knowledge Bowl)

From the Tully Central School District:

Samantha Crawford (Culinary Arts)

Katie Spaulding (Promotional Bulletin Board)

From the West Genesee Central School District:
Jessica McCarthy (Commercial Baking)

Sydney Timpano (Job Demo A)

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.

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

Pictured below are some students from the OCM BOCES McEvoy Campus during the State SkillsUSA competition. Many thanks to advisors Heather Hardke, Dale Gendron and Tonya Komar for submitting photographs.