Oliver Wolcott Technical High School won 1st Place in the Outstanding Chapter of all 17 Technical High Schools bringing home a 6-foot Trophy!

March 25, 2024


Please join us in congratulating ALL 52 students for their participation in the SkillsUSA competition on their day off last Friday, March 22nd and put their best forward representing themselves and OWTS at its highest level. They were not only all on time for a 5:45am departure but appeared to be thoroughly prepared for their competitions against approximately 900 other students from across Connecticut. This year was another one for the record books for Oliver Wolcott in so many ways!

 

Please allow ALL students who competed on Friday to come down to the lobby after homeroom for some quick pictures with their trophies and medals.

 

Oliver Wolcott Technical High School won 1st Place in the Outstanding Chapter of all 17 Technical High Schools bringing home a 6-foot Trophy!

This is THREE consecutive years running and is a testament to the caliber and dedication of our students to be the best of the best in the school, CTECS District, and the community! 

 

I would like to announce that out of 52 participants OWTS had 46 make the stage as the best of the best top 6 in Connecticut:

  • 23 students brought home medals in the top 6!
  • 2 students brought home 3rd place trophies!
  • 9 students brought home 2nd place trophies!
  • 12 students brought home 1st place trophies!

 

The 15 students going to Atlanta, GA to compete nationally and represent OWTS & Connecticut are:

  • Mazie Connolly, 1st place in Nurse Assisting!
  • Shaylyn Gilbar, 1st place Cosmetology!
    • Ethan Moore – 1st place Carpentry! (2 Years in a row!)    
  • Alyssa Stahovec-Duntz, Anthony Knapp, & Anita Budge – 1st place Community Service!
  • Alex Beale, Karlson Owour, Jack Darby, Keegan Connolly, & Madysen McIntire – 1st place Quiz Bowl! (as a Sophomore TEAM!!!)
  • Asher Shipley, 1st place in Cabinetmaking!
  • State Officers Khamilla Silva & Zoey Donovan will be going to Atlanta to be voting delegates!

The following students are Trophy Winners placing within the top 3 in the state:

  • Hazel Palmer, 2nd place in T-Shirt Design
    • Adon Burnell, 2nd Place Automotive Service Technology
  • Joseph Nadeau, 2nd Place Collision Repair Technology
  • Khamilla Silva, 2nd Place Prepared Speech
  • Alex Varecka, & Jordy Cornejo-Beltran, 2nd place Mobile Robotics
  • Lucas Schilling, & Jazmine Cote, 3nd place Mobile Robotics
  • Owen DeVito, 2nd Place Carpentry
  • Ryan McQuilkin, 3rd Place Carpentry
  • Keegan Rescildo, 3rd Place Electrical Construction Wiring 

 The following students were finalists on stage (4th – 6th):

  • Cerena Fletcher – Pin Design
  • Hazel Palmer – Pin Design
  • Tariana Medina – Pin Design
  • Cerena Fletcher – T-Shirt Design
  • Alexa Hauck – Related Technical Math
  • Alyssa Stahovec-Duntz – Related Technical Math
  • Florangel Baez-Batista – Related Technical Math
  • Brandon Hovanak – Plumbing
  • Joliz Cotto – Baking and Pastry Arts
  • Noah Michaud – Baking and Pastry Arts
  • Paul Ledda – Automotive Service Technology
  • Evan Buyak – Collision Repair Technology
  • Anita Budge – Prepared Speech
  • Walter Keutemann, & Jack O’Charek – Mobile Robotics
  • Paige Quartiero – Medical Terminology
  • Anthony Knapp – Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Sophia Clark – Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Caiden Gonzalez, Laysha Guiterrez, Eddie Lopez, & Gabriella Ford- Health Knowlege Bowl
  • Brodie Cheney – CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer

The logistics of having so many students compete in this one-day event is vast from needing 3 busses, working with production & sports to be able to have time to clean and fuel the busses, to having our staff take time out of their own schedules to work with our students in preparing for their events often after school with needing additional supplies. We especially could not have done it without Mr. Palazzotto, Ms. Quinlan, & Mr. Mazzone for helping out, driving, driving the offsite competitors to the Carpentry Competition, being chaperones, and being supportive to all the students during the 17+ hour event. Thank you to Mr. Gargano with assisting in cleaning, loading, and preparing the busses. Thank you to Security Guard Barbara who volunteered to judge during the day and came to the awards ceremony to support the students! Thank you to my co-workers for all of your help, and the countless others who offered assistance, stayed after, volunteered their time with students, resumes, proofreading of student work, tools, practice and everything else!   

Royal Allard IV

Electronics/Robotics & Automation Department Head

SkillsUSA Advisor