Irving ISD students celebrated a strong performance at the SkillsUSA district competition in Waco last month. In all, 56 students from Singley Academy, MacArthur High School, Irving High School and Ratteree Career Development Center earned huge bragging rights.
SkillsUSA is a career and technical education student organization (CTSO) that focuses on preparing students for careers in arts/video, graphic design, computers, culinary arts, law, STEM, health science and more. Students who entered the district competition exhibited their knowledge and skills through presentations, testing and project creation.
The following students advanced to the SkillsUSA state competition, to be held in Galveston later this month:
Irving High School
AV Production
Angel Mejia, Digital Cinema Production
Valeria Calderon, Digital Cinema Production
Nathaniel Gonzales, Television Production
Yelitza Mercado, Television Production
Jose Garcia, Television Production
Albert Ortiz, Television Production
Damian Madrigal, Earned Silver in AV Quiz Bowl
Irving Madrigal, Earned Silver in AV Quiz Bowl
Martin Hernandez, Earned Silver in AV Quiz Bowl
Chris Arevalo, Earned Silver in AV Quiz Bowl
Graphic Arts
Lisseth Vanegas, Desktop Publication/Career Pathway Showcase/Ad Design
Alex Prada, AV Quiz Bowl/Photography/Ad Design
Jose Luis Hernandez Solano, Earned Gold in Career Pathway Showcase
Ruth Cias, Earned Gold in Career Pathway Showcase
Angel Herrera, Earned Silver in AV Quiz Bowl
Jimmy Rosas, Earned Silver in AV Quiz Bowl
Elmer Amador, Ad Design
Josue Celis, Ad Design
Samatha Saravia, Ad Design
Juan Rico Perez, Ad Design
Ratteree Career Development Center
Christopher Rodriguez Lebron, Maintenance and Light Repair
Sonny Rich, Mobile Electronic Installation
MacArthur High School
Juan Espinosa Contreras, Cabinetry and Millwork
Andres Espinos, Cabinetry
Luis Licea, Cabinetry Job Exhibit
Grace Marquez, Engineering Design
Aubrey Brown, Engineering Design
Paola Romero, Engineering Design
Charlie Laurent, Engineering Job Exhibit
Levi Simmons, Engineering Job Exhibit
Alexis Mora, Engineering Job Exhibit
Elvis Gamez, Engineering Job Exhibit
Elijah Narbaez, Engineering Job Exhibit
Angela Sandoval, Engineering Job Exhibit
Mahmoud Mohamoud, Engineering Job Exhibit
Edward Diaz, National Electric Code
Troy Broom, National Electric Code
Coen Fullmer, Principles of Engineering
Enrique Castellanos, National Electric Code
Singley Academy
Alexander Maldonado, Law Enforcement
Ricardo Miranda, Law Enforcement
Ricardo Garcia, Law Enforcement
Abigail Mendoza, Law Enforcement
Bryan Rojas, Firefighting
Rogelio Alvarez, Firefighting
Mia Ontivero, Firefighting
Alexander Huynh, Additive Manufacturing
Tyler Perry, Additive Manufacturing
Riley Lobb-Bridges, Additive Manufacturing
Gabriel Esqueda, Additive Manufacturing
Ezequyel Martinez, Additive Manufacturing
Danny Tran, Additive Manufacturing
Zaavan Gonzalez, Mobile Robotics
Brandon Banuelos, Mobile Robotics
Carlos Meza-Ochoa, Technical Drafting
Alfredo Ganut, Technical Drafting
