LA PLATA, Md. — Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students recently competed and placed at the 53rd annual Maryland SkillsUSA State Championship held April 17-18 in Westminster.
Twenty students from the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center and 24 students from North Point High School participated in events meant to test their skills in the career and technical education (CTE) fields they are studying.
Students who earned gold medals go on to the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta next month.
Gold medalists
• Asalah Keita, senior, advertising design, North Point
• Gabriella Varela, junior, customer service, North Point
Silver medalists
• Marcus Burnette, senior, advertising design, North Point
• Makenzie Eribo, senior, T-shirt design, North Point
• Deashia Freeman, senior, health occupations professional portfolio, Stethem
• Charles McKenzie Jr., junior, electrical construction wiring, North Point
• Lizbeth Rico-Morales, junior, career and technical educator, North Point
• Craig Ruehl, junior, medical terminology, Stethem
Bronze medalists
• Leina Chen, junior, medical math, North Point
• Chasity Okyere-Boateng, senior, T-shirt design, North Point
• Matthew Smith, senior, photography, Stethem
• Ava Tuttle, senior, pin design, North Point
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high-quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students), or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).