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BOCES CTE Students Compete at 2026 NYS SkillsUSA
Leadership and Skills Championship
Published: May 27, 2026 at
03:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Jefferson-Lewis BOCES
BOCES CTE Students Showcase Career Skills at New York
State Competition
Career and
Technical Education students from BOCES put their skills and knowledge to
the test against fellow students from all across
New York State, competing in the 2026 NYS SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills
Championship at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse April 22-24. In
all, thirteen students won gold, silver, and bronze medals in eight
different competitions.
Eighty-three
students from the Charles H. Bohlen, Jr. Technical Center in Watertown and
twenty-two students from the Howard G. Sackett Technical Center in
Glenfield took part in the competition.
One student will
be taking part in the Skills Nationals June 1-5, 2026
in Atlanta Georgia. Jocelyn Widrick, a Motorcycle, Marine & Power
Sports student at the Bohlen Technical Center from the Lyme Central School
District won gold in the Power Equipment Technology competition in
Syracuse.
SkillsUSA is a
partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working
together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It is a national
membership organization serving middle school, high school and
college/post-secondary students. Participating students are preparing for
careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations.
Each spring,
Career & Technical Education students from across New York State gather
to compete against each other in various events involving trade skills,
ranging from carpentry to computers. The judges in many of these
competitions are those who work in that specific field or trade.
Below is the
complete list of students who won medals at the 2026 New York State
competition.
Bohlen Technical
Center
1st Place Gold
Medal
Power Equipment
Technology: Jocelyn Widrick (Lyme)
Jocelyn Widrick,
Lyme Central School District
2nd Place Silver
Medal
Chapter Display:
Meadow Hamilton (LaFargeville), Franklin Hilton
IV (Carthage), & Emily Morgenstern (Carthage)
Crime Scene
Investigation: Ariana Casey (South Jefferson), Christopher Casey (South
Jefferson), & Brandon Countryman (South Jefferson)
Medical Math:
Fasiha Quraishi (Watertown)
3rd Place Bronze
Medal
Culinary Arts:
Roman Peebles (Sackets Harbor)
Medical
Terminology: Paige Jacobsen (Watertown)
Welding: Hosea Ososkalo (Sackets Harbor)
Sackett Technical
Center
2nd Place Silver
Medal
Additive
Manufacturing: Dekota Young (Adirondack) & Leo Bailey (South Lewis)
About
Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES
Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida
BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) offers cost-effective
shared services to 18 component school districts. These services include
career and technical education course offerings as
well as special education, instructional and
administrative support services. BOCES also serves the continuing education
needs of local business, labor and industries in the community and offers a
wide range of continuing education opportunities for adult learners. Learn
more at www.boces.com.
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