Greater New Bedford Regional Voc-Tech High School students win big at SkillsUSA competition

“Please join us in congratulating our students’ successes and recognition at the 2024 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference! In addition to numerous medals, the SkillsUSA GNB Voc-Tech Chapter also earned the Gold Chapter of Distinction Award, a recognition of the achievement of the school as it relates to the integration of the SkillsUSA Framework in the chapter’s Program of Work activities. The GNB Voc-Tech Chapter was also recognized as 1 of only 24 nationwide chapters that earned the Models of Excellence Award and 2 GNB Voc-Tech students will represent Team Massachusetts at the National Leadership Conference.

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School’s results are following:

Gold Medalists:
• Michael Silva (Dartmouth) – Cabinetmaking – Advisor: Joseph Arruda
• Keira-Lyn Dextraze (New Bedford) – Early Childhood Education -Advisors: Deborah Brightman and Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent
• Ava Silva (New Bedford) – Extemporaneous Speech – Advisor: Ronald Quintin
• Jacob Reimels (Dartmouth) – Marine Service Technology – Advisor: Michael McConnell

Silver Medalists:
• Samantha Barboza (New Bedford) – Community Service – Advisor: Stacey Martin
• Christopher Cecil (New Bedford) – Community Service – Advisor: Stacey Martin
• Nia Rodrigues (New Bedford) – Community Service – Advisor: Stacey Martin
• Ella DeMelo (New Bedford) – Costello Family Service Award – Advisor: Stacey Martin
• Ryan Fernandes (New Bedford) – Costello Family Service Award – Advisor: Stacey Martin
• Denisse Reyes Garcia (New Bedford) – Costello Family Service Award – Advisor: Stacey Martin
• Cameron Stapleton (Fairhaven) – Cabinetmaking – Advisor: Joseph Arruda
• Braden Duarte (Dartmouth) – Marine Service Technology – Advisor: Michael McConnell
• Sophia DeAlmeida (New Bedford) – Outstanding Chapter – Advisor: Lori Russell – Pelsue & Lauren Aubertine
• Jaelynn Sustache (New Bedford) – Outstanding Chapter – Advisor: Lori Russell – Pelsue & Lauren Aubertine
• Kylie Gagne (Dartmouth) – Outstanding Chapter – Advisor: Lori Russell – Pelsue & Lauren Aubertine
• Matthew Prezner (New Bedford) – Power Equipment Technology – Advisor: Paul Estrella
• Austin Hooda (New Bedford) – Robotics and Automation Technology – Advisor: Anthony Cabral
• Kylie Lourenco (New Bedford) – Robotics and Automation Technology – Advisor: Anthony Cabral

Bronze Medalists:
• Jesse Petitpas (New Bedford) – Automotive Service Technology – Advisor: Matt Talbot
• Evelyn Cardoza-Coj (New Bedford) – Career Choice Commentary – Advisor: Ron Quintin
• Sarah Barbosa (New Bedford) – Career Pathways Showcase – Advisor: Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent
• Angele Semedo (New Bedford) – Career Pathways Showcase – Advisor: Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent
• Kaelyn Medeiros (Dartmouth) – Career Pathways Showcase – Advisor: Yasmin Flefleh-Vincent
• Luis Pinto (New Bedford) – Cybersecurity – Advisor: Charles Glover
• Noah Cabral (New Bedford) – Cybersecurity – Advisor: Charles Glover
• Cody Amaral (New Bedford)l – Engineering Technology – Advisor: Robert Southerland
• Jacob Duclos (New Bedford) – Engineering Technology – Advisor: Robert Southerland
• Jackson Simmons (Dartmouth) – Engineering Technology – Advisor: Robert Southerland
• Lileigh Sharples (New Bedford) – Related Technical Math – Advisor: Micaela Shea
• Elizabeth Santos (Dartmouth) – Diesel Equipment Technology – Advisor: Neil Sinclair
• Ayva Gouveia-Furtado (Dartmouth) – Sticker Design – Advisor: Ron Quintin

Recognition:
• Jada Sanchez (Fairhaven) – State Officer Elect – Advisor: Meghan Lacasse
• Sophia DeAlmeida (New Bedford) – Janine Baker Scholarship Winner

Presidential Service Award Winners:
• Jordan Melo (New Bedford) – Bronze.”-Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School.