CCTE Students Will Compete at SkillsUSA Maryland State Championship

CUMBERLAND, Md. – March 18, 2026 – Allegany County Public Schools is proud to announce that 40 Center for Career & Technical Education students will compete in the SkillsUSA Maryland 53rd Annual State Championship on April 17-18. The championship will be held at the Carroll County Career & Technology Center in Westminster.

On Feb. 27, CCTE’s HVAC, Carpentry, and Allied Health students competed against students from Frederick and Washington Counties as part of the SkillsUSA Maryland Regional Competition. The competition for Region 6, which was a rescheduled event due to inclement weather, was held at the Center for Career & Technical Education and Western Maryland Works & Makerspace. Top-ranked ACPS students from that competition join their schoolmates whose skill contests advanced directly to States this year. 

ACPS competitors from CCTE and their skills contest categories are as follows: Sienna McCrobie (Action Skills); Alex Haines (Automotive Refinishing Technology); Angel Israel (Career and Technical Educator); Julian McKay (Carpentry); Mason Portmass (Carpentry); Devon Blank (Cosmetology); Riley Opel (Crime Scene Investigation); Darvin Llewellyn (Crime Scene Investigation); Colby Fiorita (Crime Scene Investigation); Nathaniel Fousek (Electrical Construction Wiring); Kacie Beeman (First Aid-CPR); Kylie Johnson (First Aid-CPR); Chole Hill (First Aid-CPR); Kambria Spalding (Graphics Imaging-Sublimation); Rylee McKenzie (Graphics Imaging-Sublimation); Ethan Preston (Industrial Motor Control); Tryp Keith (Industrial Motor Control); Owen Blye (Internetworking); Dustin Long (Internetworking); Madisen McCormick (Job Skill Demonstration A); Madison Shank (Job Skill Demonstration A); Madison Upole (Model for Nail Care); Jasmyne Hopps (Nail Care); Isabella Turano (Nurse Assisting); Amberlea Sweitzer (Nurse Assisting); Chase Landis (Nurse Assisting); Chris Baker (Sheet Metal); Kaleb Steele (Sheet Metal); Gaberiel Greaser (Sheet Metal); Jayden Moten (TeamWorks); Joshua Morgan (TeamWorks); Gage Friend (TeamWorks); Maddox Emerick (TeamWorks); Chris Sweitzer (Welding Fabrication); Brodie Iski (Welding Fabrication); Justin Wakefield (Welding Fabrication); Gavin Preston (Welding Fabrication); Matteao Parker (Welding Fabrication); Aiden Bridges (Welding Fabrication); and Tucker Twigg (Welding Sculpture).

For more information about ACPS, visit acpsmd.org.

Media Contact: Kris Kehrwald, 301-759-2031