WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS -

Worcester County Public Schools is proud to announce the following students placed in the top 3 in the SkillsUSA Maryland State Championships on March 24-25, 2023.

The below students were several of the 82 students competing in 35 contests at the Championship. They demonstrated skills to judges representing industries like masonry, advertising, computer programming, welding and web design.

1st Place - Gold
Yurani Vargas Francisco, Commercial Baking
Christofer Villarreal, Computer Programming
Ashley Carcamo-Diaz, Health Occupations Portfolio
Briggs Pugner, Mobile Robotics 
David Janney, Mobile Robotics 
Cecilia Diehlmann, Mobile Robotics (MS)
Catrina Donmoyer, Mobile Robotics (MS)
Mia Cropper, Occupational Health & Safety-S
Kayden Hamby, Occupational Health & Safety-S
Jacob Payne, Occupational Health & Safety-S
Aaliyah Drummond, Pin Design (MS)
Matthew Beck, Principles of Engineering
Brandon Miller, Robotics Urban Search & R
Chase Ponton, Robotics Urban Search & R
Asher Nichols, Robotics Urban Search & R - MS
Nidhish Gupta, Robotics Urban Search & R - MS
Giana Thomas, Tee Shirt (MS)

2nd Place - Silver
Ava Rector, Career Pathways Showcase
Kyleigh Powell, Career Pathways Showcase
Alayna Spagnola, Career Pathways Showcase
Gabriel Malagon, Culinary Arts 
Mandy Chau, Medical Math
Jacob Yankalunas, Quiz Bowl
William Kozma, Quiz Bowl 
Charles Greenwood, Quiz Bowl 
Daniel Karcheuski, Quiz Bowl 
Seth Barron, Quiz Bowl 
Brendon Dunne, Restaurant Service
Matthew Shaw, Mobile Robotics (MS)
Benjamin Goodman, Mobile Robotics (MS)
Markale Sturgis, Pin Design (MS)
Noah East, Team Works
Hunter Selby, Team Works
Austin Pusey, Team Works
Austin Wagner, Team Works

3rd Place - Bronze
Adelaide Weber, American Spirit
Catherine Miller, American Spirit
Olivia Fosu, American Spirit
Taya Price, Job Skills Demo A
Johnathan Trujilo, Web Design 
Jhase Key, Web Design