On Friday, March 27, 2009, forty-six Vinal Tech SkillsUSA members competed at the 32nd Annual CT SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference held at Vinal and by the end of the night twenty-two student members were awarded medals and or trophies at the awards ceremony held at Middletown High School. Thirteen students will now travel to Kansas City, Missouri in June to compete in the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference against other students from all over the country.

Now the fundraising will begin.  In order to get the students to Kansas City, we need approximately $10,000 to do it!  Please watch for weekly updates on the website for the fundraisers that will be put in place for these deserving state champions to get to their destination in June!

SEE PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS OF VINAL TECH AT THE 2009 CT SKILLSUSA CHAMPIONSHIP..

Here is a complete list of how we did:

32nd Annual CT SkillsUSA

Leadership and Skills Conference

3/27/09

Vinal Tech Results

1st Place Winners Kansas City bound!

Automated Manufacturing Team – Rebecca Michaud, Katelyn Murphy, and Stephanie Robinson

Technical Computer Applications – Ray Ramirez

Community Service – Travis Newell and Dan Coe

Opening and Closing Ceremonies Team – Matt Kimball, Jonathan Rodriguez, Dylan Cruz, Ray Ramirez, Mike Terlizzi, Alex Sprague, and Jonathan Holmes

2nd Place Winners

Carpentry – Matt Williams

Precision Machining – Matt Brechlin

Robotics and Automation – Chris Daniels and Devon Clark

Culinary Arts – Alex Sprague

Job Skill Demo A – Jacob Sattler

Finalists

Technical Drafting – Lauren Bradley

Automotive Refinishing – Anthony Ruitto

Precision Machining – Adam Schenk and Sean Spencer

Residential Wiring – Mike Terlizzi

HVAC – Kyle Gilmore

Pin Design – Matt Kimball

2009 SkillsUSA Ambassadors

Matthew Oliviera

Rachel Gibbs

1st Place Outstanding Chapter of the Year

Historian, Rachel Gibbs is responsible for this honor!