This year 13 students from District 11 SkillsUSA headed to Atlanta, GA, from June 19-23, 2023, for the annual National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students and an opportunity to compete for a gold medal on the national stage. The 2023 NLSC was a memorable event and one student even brought home a silver medal.
The event competitions occupied a space equivalent to 31 football fields or 41 acres. There were more than 6,500 contestants in 108 separate events. Nearly 2,000 judges and contest organizers from labor and management made the national event possible.
The students representing District 11 this year accomplished great success and we are proud to share the following results.
Information Technology Services
2nd Place
Sebastian Babon (MCTI & East Stroudsburg North)
Baking & Pastry Arts
4th Place
Taylor Diehl (UBCTS & Palisades High School)
Building Trades Maintenance
4th Place
Miranda Lafaver (LCTI & Emmaus High School)
CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer
4th Place
Noah Kapustic (BAVTS & Northampton Area High School)
Heavy Equipment
5th Place
Braxton Hofmann (LCTI & Northwestern Lehigh High School)
Action Skills
7th Place
Jules Strouse (UBCTS & Pennridge High School)
Culinary Arts
8th Place
Eric Fosbenner (UBCTS & Quakertown Community High School)
Extemporaneous Speaking
9th Place
Anthony Nassar (LCTI & William Allen High School)
Medical Math
12th Place
Sophia Walker (BAVTS & Freedom High School)
Related Technical Math
13th Place
Sage Szumski (UBCTS & Pennridge High School)
Photography
14th Place
Matthew George (LCTI & Emmaus)
Plumbing
15th Place
Peyton Knowles (LCTI & Parkland High School)
Internetworking
16th Place
July Vickers (MCTI & East Stroudsburg High School North)