SkillsUSA Pennsylvania State Competitive Events
The SkillsUSA Pennsylvania state competitive events took place on April 2–4, 2025, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel by providing educational programs, events, and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms.
Students throughout the region traveled to Hershey and other different vocational sites near Hershey to compete in a variety of competitions. The following students competed at the state level for Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center by qualifying first at the district level:
- Garry Strait from Otto-Eldred High School in Information Technology Service
- Lane Crawford and Levi Howard from Port Allegany High School in Cyber Security
- Blake Lloyd from Port Allegany High School In Extemporaneous Speaking
- Riely Coopersmith from Port Allegany High School in Restaurant Service
- Parker Sherry from Coudersport High School in Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair
We are very proud of all our students who took extra time to prepare and compete!! We will know on Friday if any of the students will be travelling to the national competition. The national competition this year will be in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 23–27, 2025. To find out more about the national SkillsUSA competitions, visit the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference website.