Carbon Career & Technical Institute students competed at the DECA competitions on Dec. 14 and at SkillsUSA competitions on Dec. 13, with many students bringing home medals, according to CCTI Principal Michelle Allen.

The DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) program was held at Johnson College of Technology, Scranton.

“Our students competed at the district level and came home with a ton of medals,” Allen said. “We have four first place winners, four second place winners, two third place winners, two fourth place, two fifth and one sixth.”

All the place winners will compete in the state competition Feb. 22-24 at Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey.

DECA Competition

First place

Breydon Hand, Lehighton School District, first in Entrepreneurship and third in Male Fashion Show.

Jalin Burns, Palmerton, Principles of Hospitality and Tourism.

Emily Kemmerer, Panther Valley, Business Service Management.

Hannah Devonshire, Panther Valley, Appeal Accessories Marketing

Second place

Brooklynne Winger, Palmerton, Principles of Business Management

Makenna Montefour, Jim Thorpe, Human Resource Management

Haley Kuehner, Palmerton, Entrepreneurship

Montanna Costenbader, Palmerton, Hotel and Lodging Management

Third place

Kamryne Smith, Panther Valley: Apparel and Accessories Marketing

Other winners

Kelsey Mehlig, Weatherly, fourth place, Food Marketing Services

Graice Heintzelman, Panther Valley, fifth place, Bus Service Management and fourth place Female Fashion Show.

These students compete in the Job Interview Event and will also go to states:

Victora Brown, Palmerton, fourth place

Gracie Politi, Panther Valley, fifth place

Sapphire Marcozzi, Jim Thorpe, sixth place

The SkillsUSA District event was held at LCCC on Dec. 13. The Gold winners will go to the state competition to be held April 12-14 at Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, and Lebanon Expo, Lebanon

“In addition to their competition talents,” Allen said, “they will showcase their public speaking and leadership talents as well.”

Gold winners

Nicole Corino, Architectural Drafting, Grade 12, Jim Thorpe

William Trach, Industrial Motor Controls, Grade 11, Lehighton

Kylee Fischi, Job Skills Demo A, Grade 9, Jim Thorpe

Leland Kunkle, Precision Machine, Grade 11, Weatherly

Brody Owens, Prepared Speech, Grade 12, Panther Valley

Anthony Muniz, Related Technical Math, Grade 11, Panther Valley

Phoenix Kalavoda, Technical Drafting, Grade 12, Panther Valley

Craig Conville, Technical Drafting, Grade 12, Panther Valley

Chase Neumann, Welding Fabrication, Grade 11, Lehighton

Brooke Knauss, Welding Fabrication, Grade 12, Palmerton

Reese Balk, Welding Fabrication, Grade 11, Lehighton

Silver

Quiz Bowl

Tyler Bechtold, Grade 12, Palmerton

Owen Rakos, Grade 10, Palmerton

Joshua Reif, Grade 12, Palmerton

Ryan Burkett, Grade 10, Palmerton

Kameron Behler, Grade 10, Palmerton

Savannah Campbell, Grade 10, Jim Thorpe

Bronze

Samantha Nametko, Cabinetmaking, Grade 12, Lehighton

Devin Spadt, HVAC, Grade 11, Palmerton

Levi Berk, Welding, Grade 11, Panther Valley.