The SST Chapter of SkillsUSA...

The Spring 2007 State Competition Results

    Three SST students took top honors in the annual SkillsUSA competitions held throughout the state. In Building Construction Technology, Christopher Bolduc, Exeter, placed 1st in the state and also took top honors in the written exam. SST’s Jason Martel, Exeter, placed 2nd, while Jeff Belanger, Sanborn, finished 5th.
    The Automotive Technology competition saw two SST students honored. Senior Erik Woss, Exeter, was awarded the silver medal for 2nd Place in the state, while classmate Jeff Plue, Exeter, took home the 3rd Place bronze medal.
    In Culinary Arts, SST was awarded the top three honors in the Food & Beverage Service event. Cristina Barbaresi, Newmarket, placed 1st in the state, with classmates Jaime Field, Winnacunnet, and Janelle Jordan, Exeter, placing 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the Baking event, Caitlin Johnson, Newmarket, took home 2nd place honors. In the Hot Foods competition, Cindi Cooke, Exeter, placed 6th, with Louise Long, Newmarket, placing 9th. SST’s third first place winner was Andrew Tompkins from Winnacunnet. Andrew placed 1st statewide in the SkillsUSA Job Skills Demonstration event. In Job Interview, Caitlin Demers from Sanborn Regional placed 2nd and earned a silver medal.
    In Welding Technology, SST students Corey Sadler, Epping, and Michael Ordway, Epping placed 3rd and 9th respectively. Mr. Bolduc, Ms. Barbaresi, and Mr. Tompkins are now eligible to attend the SkillsUSA National Competition to be held in Kansas City, Missouri in June.
    SST SkillsUSA teacher/advisors are Robert Nienhouse and Gerry Sears, Automotive Service Technology, Jonathan Theberge, Welding, Ben Gerkin, Building Construction Technology and James Collins, Culinary Arts. SkillsUSA has embraced the slogan “Champions at Work” and is a national partnership of students, teachers, and industry professionals working together to ensure that America has a high performance workforce.

The Spring 2005 State Competition Results

SST students in Automotive Technology, Auto Collision, Building Construction, Culinary Arts and Welding took part in various skill competitions at many colleges and businesses around the state.
SkillsUSA winners from SST include:

Automotive Service Technology

• Melissa Kimball - Third Place - Job Interview
• Brian Spoor - Third Place - Small Engine Repair

Additional SST competitors at the SkillsUSA events included Danielle Cressy, Dan Noyes, Mark Duly and Ryan Dawson - Automotive Service Technology; Stephen Daly, Willie Schaitman, and Will Hoyt - Building Contsruction Technology; Alain Carrier, Colin Sexton, and Matt Meisner - Auto Collision Technology; Ashlee Colville, Steven Minnon, and Zach Winn - Culinary Arts; Jon Dzioba and Derek Nevers - Welding & Power Mechanics.

The Spring 2004 State Competition Results

SST students in Automotive Technology, Auto Collision, Building Construction, Computer Networking, and Welding took part in various skill competitions at many colleges and businesses around the state. The results for 2004 are as follows:

Automotive Collision Technology

• Will Grygutis - First
• Christopher Winde - Second

Automotive Service Technology

• Jon Heath - First
• Patrick Costa - Third

Building Construction Technology

• Josh Bennett - Second

The Spring 2003 State Competition Results

In April 2003 the SST students in Automotive Technology, Auto Collision, Building Construction, Computer Networking, Culinary Arts, and Welding Technology held their SkillsUSA competitions at a number of colleges and businesses throughout the state. The results are as follows:

Automotive Collision Technology

• Tim Vincent - First
• David Cote - Second
• Steven Cote - Third

Automotive Service Technology

• Automotive Technology - Brian Lynch - Third

Building Construction Technology

• Carpentry - Chris Call - Third

Computers and Networking

• Computer Applications - Michael Ficara - Second
• Industrial Electronics - Andrew Johnson - Third

Welding

• Welding Technology - Tim Adamovage - Third
• Welding Technology - Trevor Kemp - Seventh