Diman Students Bring Home the Gold

Over 90 Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School students and advisors attended the 35th Annual MassachusettsSkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Marlborough, MA from April 30th to May 2nd. Over 1000 student competitors from 42 two different vocational schools competed in their specific trade area or in one of many professional leadership disciplines. Diman Regional students earned 31 medals, a state officer-elect and a national voting delegate. The gold medal winners, state officer-elect and national voting delegates will attend the weeklong SkillsUSA National Competition in Kansas City in June. Diman medal winners were:

Gold Medals Justin Beaulieu CNC Milling Technology Corrie Albergaria CNC Turning Technology Pedro Miguel Electronics Application Joshua Rezendes First Aid/CPR Post Secondary Crystal Benevides Health Knowledge Bowl Post Secondary Stephanie Dyer Health Knowledge Bowl Post Secondary Danielle Fournier Health Knowledge Bowl Post Secondary Ashley Lima Health Knowledge Bowl Post Secondary Gail Boucher Job Interview Skills Post Secondary Kelly Carreiro Job Skills Demonstration A Jessica Candido Nurse Assisting Stephanie Clementino Opening and Closing Ceremonies Amanda Halbardier Opening and Closing Ceremonies Natasha Mendonca Opening and Closing Ceremonies Stacey Pacheco Opening and Closing Ceremonies Jessica Rajani Opening and Closing Ceremonies Krystal Raposo Opening and Closing Ceremonies Christina Silva Opening and Closing Ceremonies Kyle Brodeur Precision Machining Damon Lee Sheet Metal

Silver Medals Carol Alves Action Skills Jameson Powers CNC Turning Jason Camara First Aid/CPR Post Secondary Vanessa Valcorba Health Occupational Portfolio Bronze Medals Alex Lachance Cabinetmaking Jared Lachance Cabinetmaking Jennifer Medeiros First Aid/CPR Post Secondary Chris Coppinger Sheet Metal Alex Lascola Technical Computer Applications Randy Melo Welding National Voting Delegate Samantha Barbosa Office Technology State Officer Zachary St. Pierre Culinary Arts Zachary St. Pierre will represent Massachusetts as a State Officer at this years SkillsUSA National Competition in June.