SCVTHS Students Bring Home Medals at the 2024 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships

BRIDGEWATER – Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) students recently competed against other Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from around the State as part of the 2024 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships. Of the 158 students from SCVTHS who competed, 83 received medals, including 43 gold, 29 silver and 11 bronze. The gold medal State winners are now eligible to test their skills in Atlanta, Georgia, at the upcoming SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in June. During the NLSC more than 6,000 CTE students from around the country will showcase their talents and compete in 100 different trade, technical and leadership fields. Each industry decides on the skills that students will need to demonstrate during the competitions, and all contests are run with the help of industry trade associations and labor organizations.

SCVTHS students who received medals at the New Jersey competition are:

Gold

· Career Pathways Health Sciences - Shagun Srivastava (Bridgewater)

· Career Pathways Health Sciences - Malavika Malanthara (Franklin Park)

· Career Pathways Health Sciences - Pranavi Prayaga (Somerset)

· American Spirit - Kavya Shah (Hillsborough)

· American Spirit - Sreelakshmi Isukapalli (Green Brook)

· American Spirit - Srujan Potturi (Somerset)

· Chapter Business Procedure - Sasha Kapur (Bridgewater)

· Chapter Business Procedure - Janvi Patel (Hillsborough)

· Chapter Business Procedure - Manu Datta (Hillsborough)

· Chapter Business Procedure - Gagan Voonna (Somerset)

· Chapter Business Procedure - Maggie Chen (Hillsborough)

· Chapter Business Procedure - Vaibhav Vujjini (Hillsborough)

· Community Service - Katelyn McConnell (Branchburg)

· Community Service: Sheena Ravoori (Hillsborough)

· Community Service: Adwiti Kolli (Franklin Park)

· Quiz Bowl: Arnav Khanna (Hillsborough)

· Quiz Bowl: Vir Trivedi (Hillsborough)

· Quiz Bowl: Aarnav Shah (Bridgewater)

· Quiz Bowl: Krish Vyas (Hillsborough)

· Quiz Bowl: Lily Boguslavsky (Bridgewater)

· Quiz Bowl (Alternate): Pari Malla (Branchburg)

· Quiz Bowl (Alternate): Daniel Yuh (Somerset)

· Health Knowledge Bowl: Avantika Malla (Branchburg)

· Health Knowledge Bowl: Max Chen (Hillsborough)

· Health Knowledge Bowl: Veydaant Ravi (Hillsborough)

· Health Knowledge Bowl: Vihaan Iyer (Hillsborough)

· Medical Math: Vaanya Salwan (Bridgewater)

· Cyber Security-Team #1: Mark Casique (Bound Brook)

· Cyber Security-Team #1: Armando Rodriguez (North Plainfield)

· Ornamental Iron Design: Meghan Hanlon (South Bound Brook)

· Welding: George Dalrymple (Branchburg)

· Saftey Display: Noor Fatima (Hillsborough)

· Automotive Light Repair: Richard Wojtech (Hillsborough)

· Basic Electrical Wiring: Jessica Colon Del Valle (Hillsborough)

· Collision Repair Technology: Nicholas Nastawa (Hillsborough)

· Criminal Justice: Harley Long (Bound Brook)

· First Aid/CPR: Christian San Juan (Green Brook)

· Restaurant Service: Mackenzie Monto (Manville)

· Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl: Laasya Telampudi (Princeton)

· Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl: Jaxon Piegari (Branchburg)

· Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl: Justin Oursler (Branchburg)

· Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl: Nicholas Dysko (Bridgewater)

· Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl: Rick Porcelli (Bridgewater)

· Masonry: Jhonen Eswein (Branchburg)

Silver

· Entrepreneurship: Avi Gupta (Warren)

· Entrepreneurship: Anthony Palacios (Somerset)

· Entrepreneurship: Krishay Patel (Hillsborough)

· Entrepreneurship: Aarika Patel (Skillman)

· Medical Math: Vaishvik Vidavalapati (Somerset)

· Medical Terminology: Rohan Patel (Hillsborough)

· Prepared Speech: Shloka Moosthiala (Hillsborough)

· Promotional Bulletin Board: Raaida Naser (Somerset)

· Promotional Bulletin Board: Jessy Dong (North Plainfield)

· Promotional Bulletin Board: Megha Vijayakumar (Neshanic Station)

· Technology Display Team # 2: Deeksha Chaganur (Bridgewater Township)

· Technology Display Team # 2: Anagha Manjrekar (Branchburg)

· Landscaping/Horticulture Demo: Grace McInerney-Shanahan (Somerville)

· Manikin Fantasy Make-UP: Joelle Gozdek (North Plainfield)

· Nail Technology/Care: Cydney Richard (Somerset)

· Cabinetmaking: Nicholas Borges (Bernardsville)

· Criminal Justice: Samantha Hanlon (South Bound Brook)

· Electrical Construction Wiring: Tyler Hays (Bound Brook)

· Screen Printing Technology: Kayla St. Rose (Somerset)

· Welding Fabrication: Rocco Barras (Manville)

· Welding Fabrication: Trevor Zabroski (Lebanon)

· Welding Fabrication: Caden Winnicki (Somerset)

· Customer Service: Tabitha Debraski (Branchburg)

· Health Knowledge Bowl: Kye Taran (Bedminster)

· Health Knowledge Bowl: Saranya Polavarapu (Bridgewater)

· Health Knowledge Bowl: Alejandro Karako (Bridgewater Township)

· Saftey Display: Kayla Wronski (Bridgewater)

· Web Design - Team #1: Akemy Hirugami (Somerset)

· Web Design - Team #1: Evan Frank (Stirling)

Bronze

· Occupational Health & Safety: Single: Kushi Rao (Hillsborough)

· Occupational Health & Safety: Single: Saanvi Trivedi (Hillsborough)

· Occupational Health & Safety: Single: Shreya Patro (Branchburg)

· Related Technical Math: Chaitanyaa Vyas (Hillsborough)

· Safety Display: Rohini Routray (Hillsborough)

· Baking and Pastry Arts: Melany Borodkin (Bridgewater)

· Automotive Service Technology: Connor Pereira (Bridgewater)

· Carpentry: Steven LaRosa (Bridgewater)

· Health Occ Professional Portfolio: Matthew Boyce (Hillsborough)

· Job Skill Demo A (technical skill): Treesa Joby (Hillsborough)

· Medical Math: Anshu Cherukumilli (Belle Meade)

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