MORRISVILLE - 22 students from Alan D. Pole Campus and 40 students from Robert W. Harrold Campus traveled to SUNY Morrisville Friday to participate in the annual SkillsUSA Area II Regional Conference and Competition. They joined students from 20 other BOCES and technical school campuses to compete in over 40 contests held in 8 careers clusters: Services, Computer & Communications, Construction, Mechanics, Security & Law, Leadership, Culinary, and Health. DCMO BOCES teachers, staff and administrators were also in attendance to support the students. A number of students from both campuses earned honors, and a student from Harrold Campus was elected to an office in New York State SkillsUSA. Pierce Haney, a Culinary Arts student from Unatego CSD, was elected Area II Vice President for the 2025-2026 school year. He will be inducted at the New York State SkillsUSA Conference in Syracuse this April.

Students from Pole Campus received the following awards:

1st Place Technical Computer Applications: Dan Wilson, Computer Networking (Greene CSD)

2nd Place Nurse Assisting: Madison Anderson, Nurse Assisting (Unadilla Valley CSD)

3rd Place Crime Scene Investigation: Alana Brady (Sherburne-Earlville CSD), Alex Remillard (Otselic Valley), Alex Walts (Greene CSD), Security and Law

Studeents from Harrold Campus received the following awards:

2nd Place Food Preparation Assistant: Kathryn Cronk, Culinary Arts (Franklin CSD)

2nd Place Employment Application Process Basic: Macy Schmitz, Certified Nurse Assisting (Sidney CSD)

1st Place Health Knowledge Bowl: Aliviah Ackerley (Unatego CSD), Leah Brower, (Franklin CSD), Raleigh Gardepe, (Walton CSD), Emily Kingsbury, (Bainbridge Guilford CSD), Certified Nurse Assisting

3rd Place Cosmetology - Senior: Tiannah Dean-Anderson, Cosmetology (Gilbertsville-Mount Upton)

3rd Place Promotional Bulletin Board: Braylee Phelps (Sidney CSD), Shaylyn Fitzgerald (Bainbridge-Guildford CSD), Morgan Prisco (Bainbridge-Guildford CSD), Early Childhood Education

2nd Place Basic Healthcare: Chole Stilson, Certified Nurse Assisting (Unatego CSD)

1st Place Nurse Assisting: LeAnna Crandall and Baylee Lowe, Certified Nurse Assisting (Sidney CSD)

2nd Place Medical Math: Jade Lindroth Certified Nurse Assisting (Gilbertsville-Mount Upton)

3rd Place Welding: Arik Biedermann, Welding (Hancock CSD)

2nd Place Collision Repair: Latham Retz, Collision Repair (Gilbertsville-Mount Upton)

SkillsUSA is a national organization that helps students develop the skills they need for technical, skilled, and service careers through a partnership among students, teachers, and industry professionals. Jennifer Lawrence, Director of Career and Technical Education at DCMO BOCES, serves as the Administrator Trustee of Area II. Nanette LaTourette, Human and Retail Services Teacher at Harrold Campus, also serves as an Advisor Trustee of Area II. SkillsUSA advisors at Harrold Campus are Nanette LaTourette (Human and Retail Services Teacher) and Jeanni Romanowski (Culinary Arts Instructor). Jamie Milk (Culinary Arts LTA) is the SkillsUSA advisor at Pole Campus.

DCMO BOCES is a regional provider of educational services to students and schools, including adult learning programs, and operates school campuses in Sidney Center and Norwich. To find out more about their services and programs, visit www.dcmoboces.com.

- Information from BOCES