On Friday March 28th Eli Whitney students competed in the state SkillsUSA competition.

Here is a breakdown of how Whitney Students preformed:

Carlos Cepeda took 1st place in the extemporaneous speech competition. He also took home the prestigious President’s Award and a $4,500 in scholarships. He’s headed for the Nationals in Kansas City in June for a second time.

The Eli Whitney Opening and Closing Team took 2nd place in the State.

Ram Gigantone took 2nd place in the Freshmen Leadership Series.

Dantrell Latta was a finalist in the Freshmen Leadership Series.

Courtney Burns placed 3rd in the First Aid/ CPR category.

Koulou Toupou and Brittni Davis made it to the final round in the First Aid/ CPR category.

Arthur Dziurzynski was a finalist in Jobs Skills Demo O.

Sharonda Barnes earned an Ambassador Award and made it to the semi-finals for Interviewing.

Genesis Baez earned an Ambassador Award.

Our Quiz Bowl team which was a last minute entry for Eli Whitney placed fourth in the semi-finals.

The unsung heroes of the SkillsUSA team were Theodore Paecht, Tiffany Drayton, Raul Cornejo, Keyvin Rodriguez and Ranisha Davis.

Eli Whitney is proud of their SkillsUSA team.