On Saturday, March 8th, 2014, students from Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design participated in the SkillsUSA Area 5 Competition at Thomas Edison High School. SkillsUSA participating schools from all five boroughs in New York City were represented in this competition. Ramon Williams placed 1st in Architectural Drafting, and Luis Barrera received 3rd place in the same category. Additionally, for the second consecutive year, Lorena Arias placed first in the Job Interview category. Here are the other students from WHSAD that took home medals from Saturday’s competition:
Jennifer Perez: 1st place in Job Demo
Jasmyn Cumberbatch: 2nd place in Pin Design
Nicholas Cruz: 3rd place in Pin Design
Steven Maradiaga Josh Cepeda Ashly Cabrera Kyle Lewis Xavier Flowers Selena Davis Oumardat Basdewa (Oumie) (Group Competition): 2nd place in Opening and Closing Ceremonies
SkillsUSA was founded by Ms. Evelyn Diaz, Architecture teacher at WHSAD, who continues to be the the head advisor of the program. Mr. Alain Codio, senior Architecture teacher at WHSAD, is Ms. Diaz’s co-advisor.
