Three William Floyd High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) students recently placed in the top two in their respective competitions at the SkillsUSA Area VI Regional Competition at Suffolk County Community College Brentwood campus. With this performance, the students, Jayden Bosman, Ciara Chicaiza and Payton Bianco, have now qualified to compete in the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference in Syracuse, NY, from April 22-24!

At this regional competition, more than 700 students from across Long Island faced off against each other in various competitions, spanning the categories Automotive Service Technology, Barbering, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Senior Cosmetology, Job Demo, Medical Assisting and Prepared Speech.

In the Barbering competition, senior Jayden Bosman placed first, with junior Payton Bianco taking second and sweeping the top two spots for William Floyd. In the Medical Assisting competition, senior Ciara Chicaiza also placed first.

These three outstanding students will now compete at the NYS conference in the following categories: Jayden Bosman (Barbering), Ciara Chicaiza (Medical Assisting) and Payton Bianco (Community Service) presenting on the Barbering program’s monthly haircuts project. Twenty-one additional William Floyd High School CTE students will join them during those three days to compete at the state level!

Congratulations to the students and their instructors: Cara Cliffe, Barbering instructor and SkillsUSA advisor; Charlize Gonzalez, Barbering teaching assistant and SkillsUSA assistant; Jason McKay, Medical Assisting instructor; and Dr. Jason Holshoe, Medical Assisting teaching assistant.

Good luck at the state competition!