Several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students recently earned medals in the regional SkillsUSA competition and advanced to the state event set for April 12 and 13. Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from North Point High School and the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center compete annually in the event. SkillsUSA competitions showcase CTE students, involve industry professionals in evaluating student performance and help to train students for workforce needs.

Students compete locally and continue through both the state and national levels. Students who earn a gold, silver or bronze medal will represent their respective CTE program at the State Leadership and Skills Conference in April. The following students placed at the regional event.

Advertising Design

• Asha Patterson, North Point, junior, gold medal.

Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair

• Vance Robertson, North Point, junior, gold medal.
• Landon Andrews, Stethem, silver medal.

Automotive Service Technology 

• Aidan Kline, North Point, senior, gold medal.
• Andrew Matus, North Point, senior, bronze medal.

Commercial Baking (Baking & Pastry)

• Danielle Washington, North Point, senior, gold medal.
• Kelly Johnson, North Point, junior, silver medal.

Crime Scene Investigation

• Team A: Madison Hird, junior; Freedom Lyons, junior; and Damari Rorie, junior; North Point; gold medal.

Criminal Justice

• Sophie Cox, North Point, junior, gold medal.

Culinary Arts

• Nina Brown, North Point, senior, bronze medal.

Digital Cinema Production

• Team B: Karis Alphonso, junior; and Tatiana Harvey, junior; Stethem, gold medal.
• Team A: Folashade Akinde, junior; and Mikhail Chichester, junior; Stethem, bronze medal.

Electrical Construction Wiring

Ryan Torres, North Point, senior, gold medal.

Firefighting

• Porter McRae, Stethem, senior, silver medal.

First Aid/CPR

• Shealyn Oakes, Stethem, junior, gold medal.

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

• Ariel Romaro, Stethem, senior, silver medal.

Industrial Motor Control

• Brie Landers, North Point, senior, gold medal.
• Isai Lizama, North Point, senior, silver medal.

Photography

• Janiya Collins, North Point, senior, silver medal.

Plumbing

• Jose Rodriguez, Stethem, senior, silver medal.
• Christian Cielo, Stethem, senior, bronze medal.

Sheet Metal 

• Anthony El'Rasheed, Stethem, senior, silver medal.
• Ehukai Sugai, Stethem, senior, bronze medal.

Technical Drafting

• Aiyona Williams, North Point, junior, gold medal.
• Lanier Washington, North Point, junior, silver medal.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,765 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.

CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).