Minuteman High Students Earn 18 Medals in Skills Competition

LEXINGTON, MA — Minuteman High School students competed in the SkillsUSA Massachusetts District 3 Competition against 13 other high schools.

Thirty-two Minuteman High School students competed and were awarded 18 medals in the competition, demonstrating knowledge in their career technical area of study, employability skills and safety.

Minuteman brought home six gold medals, seven silver, and five bronze. Twelve students of the 18 students will advance to the SkillsUSA MA States competition to be held in late April at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School.

The winners are listed below, those with asterisks will continue onto the state level competitions:

Competition: Advertising Design
GOLD: Ariana Calder, Design and Visual Communications career major, grade 12, Lancaster

Competition: Auto Service Technology
BRONZE: Ryan Breen-Aronson, Automotive Technology career major, grade 10, Arlington

Competition: Cabinetmaking
GOLD: Olivia O’Neill, Carpentry career major, grade 10, Lexington
SILVER: Annie Brosnan, Carpentry career major, grade 10, Arlington
BRONZE: Caleb Begley, Carpentry career major, grade 10, Arlington

Competition: CNC Milling
GOLD: Ellie Vail, Advanced Manufacturing career major, grade 12, Arlington
SILVER: Jonathan Corbett, Advanced Manufacturing career major, grade 12, Watertown

Competition: CNC Turning
GOLD: Henry Price, Advanced Manufacturing career major, grade 12, Brookline
BRONZE: Bradley Winters, Advanced Manufacturing career major, grade 11, Lexington

Competition: Commercial Baking
SILVER: Alex Findeis, Culinary Arts career major, grade 10, Belmont

Competition: Culinary Arts
SILVER: Josh Formaggio, Culinary Arts career major, grade 10, Acton

Competition: Early Education
BRONZE: Maria DaSilva, Early Education and Teaching career major, grade 11, Arlington

Competition: First Aid
SILVER: Sophia Magdeleno, Health Assisting career major, grade 10, Stow

Competition: Plumbing
SILVER: Harrison Hathaway, Plumbing and Heating career major, grade 11, Newton
BRONZE: Marc-Andre Noel, Plumbing and Heating career major, grade 10, Medford

Competition: Robotics and Automation
GOLD: Gabriel Herbertz, Robotics and Automation career major, grade 12, Stow
GOLD: Peter Loschen, Robotics and Automation career major, grade 12, Winchester

Competition: Welding
SILVER: Nathan Doherty, Metal Fabrication and Welding career major, grade 12, Lancaster

Minuteman’s Faculty Advisors for the SkillsUSA Club are Denise D’Ambrosia, teaching assistant, and Clifford Keirstead, carpentry teacher.