Career & Technical Education students from all three high schools and The Lift brought home medals from the 2022 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Conference held March 31-April 2 in Corpus Christi.
AISD students who advanced to the state level of competition in Information Technology, Cosmetology, Automotive, Welding and Graphic Design were recognized at the April 11 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Also recognized were ATEMS Robotics students who qualified earlier to statewide competition. You can read about the Robotics team here.
Several AISD students medaled at the SkillsUSA competition. Leading the way for AISD was junior Hunter Tevebaugh, who captured the state championship in Welding 1. Freshman Rilee Frazier also won the bronze medal in Welding Applications.
In Information Technology: the team of Aaron Brokovich and Rylan Dean, 3rd Place in Cyber Security; Brokovich, bronze medal in Cyber Technical Test; Dean, silver in Networking Technical Test. Also, Shelby Sumpter and Isabella Bracamonte-Harrell were elected as District 02 officers and are eligible to attend the Texas Summer Leadership Training and the Washington DC Leadership Training Institute.
Students who medaled in Graphic Design were Cayden Hunter, second place in 2D/3D Animated Short Film, and Johnny Nguyen, silver medal in Graphic Communications. Both students also received a Red Ribbon – Excellence award.
Here is a list of all AISD state qualifiers in Robotics and SkillsUSA:
TSA & VEX Robotics | Advisors: Larry Haney, Allison Stanley, Tracy Long, and Andy Hope, ATEMS | |
Student’s Name | Grade | Contest |
Aidan Boisvert | 12 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Colin Cory | 11 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Sierra Collier | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Travis Johnson | 9 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Adriana Calvillo | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Gracelynn Bronson | 9 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Hailey Duffy | 9 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Brayden Dean | 12 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Ethan O’Brien | 11 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Dylan Neel | 11 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Payton Roberts | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Adrian Smith | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Shelby Sumpter | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Ian Langworthy | 12 | Region 2 State Tournament |
John Stai | 12 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Timothy Villarreal | 12 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Raiden Pucilowski | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Rylan Dean | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Javier Butz | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Jessica Ovalle | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
jamiya redwine | 11 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Ethan Dole | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Tyler Hudson | 12 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Reese Rolan | 10 | Region 2 State Tournament |
Philip Hendrix | 12 | TSA State Convention |
Levi Bryan | 11 | TSA State Convention |
Ethan Baccus | 11 | TSA State Convention |
George Garcia | 11 | TSA State Convention |
Martin Simington | 10 | TSA State Convention |
Isaac Smith | 9 | TSA State Convention |
Jaymes Benavides | 10 | TSA State Convention |
Brynn Bradshaw | 10 | Texas State Championship |
Calynn Wheeler | 11 | Texas State Championship |
Belle Jones | 10 | Texas State Championship |
Isabella Robinson | 10 | Texas State Championship |
Abby Shumate | 10 | Texas State Championship |
Kali DaRonche | 12 | Texas State Championship |
Kierstyn Bell | 12 | Texas State Championship |
Isabella Bracamonte-Harrell | 11 | Texas State Championship |
SKILLS USA | ||
Information Technology | Advisor: Roger Hall, ATEMS/LIFT | |
Student’s Name | Grade | Contest |
Aaron Brokovich | 11 | Cyber Security Team, Comp Tech Test, IT Quizbowl |
Rylan Dean | 10 | Cyber Security Team, Comp Tech Test, IT Quizbowl |
Shelby Sumpter | 11 | Additive Manufacturing |
Isabella Bracamonte-Harrell | 11 | Additive Manufacturing |
Rennick Blanton | 9 | IT Quizbowl, Cyber Security Technical Test |
Jaidan McConn | 9 | IT Quizbowl, ITS Technical Test |
Nathaniel Alvarez | 11 | Career Pathways Showcase, IT Quizbowl |
Louis Esparza | 10 | Career Pathways Showcase, IT Quizbowl |
Brandon Case | 12 | IT Quizbowl, Comp Technical Testing |
Nicolas Pena | 11 | Career Pathways Showcase, IT Quizbowl |
Taylor Hvidt | 11 | Web Design, IT Quizbowl |
Tyler Nieves | 11 | Web Design, IT Quizbowl |
Nathan Weems | 11 | IT Quizbowl, ITS Technical Test |
SKILLS USA | ||
Cosmetology | Advisor: Rachel Halstead, AHS | |
Student’s Name | Grade | Contest |
Arinna Ramirez | 12th | women’s cosmetology |
Katlyn Musquiz | 11th | women’s cosmetology |
Skylar Naverrette | 11th | women’s cosmetology |
Jeses Reyes | 11th | men’s barbering |
SKILLS USA | ||
Automotive | Advisor: Matt Parker, LIFT | |
Student’s Name | Grade | Contest |
Max Parker | 9 | Power Equipment Technology |
SKILLS USA | ||
Welding | Advisor: Zach Hageman, LIFT | |
Student’s Name | Grade | Contest |
Hunter Tevebaugh | 11th | Welding 1 |
Rilee Frazier | 9th | Welding Applications |
Nicholas Hackney | 12th | Welding State Advanced |
Joseph Renkas | 10th | Welding Applications State advancing Technical Test |
SKILLS USA | ||
Graphic Design | Advisor: Broc Baird, ATEMS/LIFT | |
Student’s Name | Grade | Contest |
Kaylee Byard | 12 | Digital Cinema Production, A/V Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, A/V Career Pathways |
Libby Herring | 10 | Photography, A/V Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, A/V Career Pathways |
Maya Morrell | 12 | Photography, T-Shirt Design, A/V Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, A/V Career Pathways |
Jasmine Ordway | 10 | Digital Illustration, A/V Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl |
Cayden Hunter | 11 | 2D/3D Animated Short Film |
Johnny Nguyen | 10 | Digital Illustration, A/V Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Graphic Communications |
Benjamin Weems | 10 | Advertising Design, Graphic Communications, Pin Design, A/V Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl |
Austin Woods | 11 | Digital Cinema Production, Graphic Communications, A/V Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl |
SKILLS USA | ||
Graphic Design | Advisor: Valeria Villanueva, CHS | |
Student’s Name | Grade | Contest |
Christian Whiting | ||
Connor Perez-Flores | ||
Nicolas Martinez | ||
Gabriel Edwards | ||
Jazuby Chavez | ||
Avery Clark | ||
Jonathon Carranza | ||
Jon Robertson |