LIHSA Students Shine at 2025 SkillsUSA New York State Competition in Syracuse

In April 2025, the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse hosted the SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Championships, bringing together over 2,500 students from across the state to showcase their technical skills. Among the standout participants were students from LIHSA.

Gold:

Janice Lee, (Syosset) – Photography

Charlie Rudes (Half Hollow Hills East) & Anthony Tanazzo (Levittown – MacArthur) – 3D Visualization and Animation

Bronze:

Molly Gorelick (Half Hollow Hills East), Tab Freeney (Long Beach), Alex Crane (Half Hollow Hills West) – Chapter Display

Aeres Moran (Levittown – Division) and Riley Wood (Wantagh) – Digital Cinema Production

A Commitment to Excellence

The success of LIHSA students at the 2025 SkillsUSA New York State Competition underscores the commitment of Nassau BOCES to providing high-quality career and technical education. Thank you to Nicole Tourt, SkillsUSA Moderator, for planning these incredible events this year. Students from a variety of programs showed their best work at these competitions.

Thank you to Erik Chocianowski and Kira Lomele Bunce for attending this overnight trip. Our students had a great time! Thank you to Erik Chocianowski, Jason Cuvelier, Chris Fedorczak, Robyn Morgan, and Nicole Tourt for preparing all of our students for these competitive events and careers in their industry.

The SkillsUSA competitors carry with them the pride of their schools and the promise of a bright future.