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Students from Region I BOCES (Board of Cooperative Education and Services) districts--encompassing Western New York and the Southern Tier--competed recently in a SkillsUSA (formerly Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) Day leadership conference and skills Olympics at ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College, on both the Wellsville and Alfred campuses, earlier this month. Several BOCES schools participated in the event. Among the contests, first-place winners included: action skills: Michael Alvarez, LoGuidice (Fredonia); advertising design: Miranda Lyle, Orleans (Medina); air conditioning and refrigeration: Shane Forster, Lakeshore/Carrier Educational Center (Angola); architectural drafting: Nicholas Magyar, Niagara (Sanborn); auto body helper: Brent Sleve, Greater Southern Tier (GST) BOCES, Coopers Campus (Painted Post); auto service: John Haverson, EMCC (Eastern Monroe Career Center Fairport); auto technology: Brandon Bisig, EMCC; automated manufacturing technology: Nick Foster, Ray Scheer, and Chris Povoski, Coopers; carpenter's assistant: Dustin Austin, GST BOCES, Wildwood Campus (Hornell); carpentry: Steve Coontrino, Harkness Center (Cheektowaga); collision repair technology: Kenneth Salem, Ellicottville CTE Center (Ellicottville); commercial baking: Jessica Callahan, WE-MO-CO Occupational-Technical Center (Spencerport); computer maintenance technology: Case Boyle, WE-MO-CO; cosmetology junior: Lacey Visker, Ellicottville CTE Center (Ellicottville); Jessica Sanfillipo, EMCC; CPR/first aid: Theodore Garlock, EMCC; criminal justice: Jeff Crooks, Ellicottville; culinary arts: Kelly McIntyre, Orleans; data entry: Jedidiah Alberter, Orleans; diesel equipment technology: Todd Rapp, WD Ormsby Center (East Aurora); electronic technology: Kyle Weeks, Orleans; extemporaneous speaking: Ken Simpson, WE-MO-CO; floral arrangement: Lakiah McPhee, Edison Tech and Occupational High School (Rochester); floral assistant: Wendy Parson, Edison; food and beverage service: Adam Margeson, Wildwood; food prep assistant: Brittany Perry, WE-MO-CO; graphic communication: Brittany House, Orleans; health knowledge bowl: Emily Schultheis, Jaclin DeMarte, Breanne Smith, and Katelynn Smith, Wildwood; heating: Joe Frey, Niagara; internetworking: Matt Taft, GST BOCES Pauline Bush Campus (Elmira); job demo A: Lauren Zimmerman, Niagara; job demo open: Waylon Wilson, Niagara; job interview: Alaina Wilson, Orleans; masonry: Matt Costello, Niagara; medical assisting: Hilary Armagost, Ellicottville; nail technician: Jessica Holland, Olean CTE Center (Olean); office technology: Amanda Knapp, Orleans; opening and closing: WE-MO-CO; pin design: Vivian Smith, Coopers; precision heavy equipment: Brenton Austin, Coopers; precision machining: Steve Ceuger, Niagara; prepared speech: Sam Mendola, Kenton Center (Olean); preschool teaching assistant: Kimberly Zielinski, Ellicottville; quiz bowl: Ian Newville, Deidre Carter, Josh Stein, Mike Moss, and Chris Fuss, EMCC; related technical math: Erik Fellenz, Finger Lakes (Newark); small animal care: Brie Crooks, Finger Lakes (Stanley); technical computer application: Mike Crumb, WE-MO-CO; technical drafting: Dustin Bigleoki, LoGuidice; TV production: Jason Estopia and Waylon Wilson, Niagara; and welding: Alex Izzo, EMCC.