SCVTHS Students Bring Home Medals at the 2025 SkillsUSA New Jersey State Championships

Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) students recently competed against other Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from around the State as part of the 2025 SkillsUSA New Jersey State Championships.  Of the 161 students from SCVTHS who competed, 79 received medals, including 34 gold, 29 silver and 16 bronze.  The gold medal State winners are now eligible to test their skills in Atlanta, Georgia, at the upcoming SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in June. During the NLSC more than 6,000 CTE students from around the country will showcase their talents and compete in over 100 different trade, technical and leadership fields.  Each industry decides on the skills that students will need to demonstrate during the competitions, and all contests are run with the help of industry trade associations and labor organizations. 

SCVTHS students who received medals at the New Jersey competition are:

Gold

Career Pathways Health Sciences - Malavika Malanthara (Franklin Park)

Career Pathways Health Sciences - Pranavi Prayaga (Somerset)

Career Pathways Health Sciences - Shagun Srivastava (Bridgewater)

Chapter Business Procedure - Manu Datta (Hillsborough)

Chapter Business Procedure - Bhumija Grandhe (Bridgewater)

Chapter Business Procedure - Trisha Iyer (Somerville)

Chapter Business Procedure - Guru Puduru (Bridgewater)

Chapter Business Procedure - Gagan Voonna (Somerset)

Chapter Business Procedure - Vaibhav Vujjini (Hillsborough)

Criminal Justice - Harley Long (Bound Brook)

Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl - Maria Imhauser (Hillsborough)

Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl - Erik Pasewaldt (Bridgewater)

Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl - Rick Porcelli (Bridgewater)

Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl - Laasya Telampudi (Princeton)

Customer Service - Joann Thomas (Bridgewater) 

EMT - Anshu Cherukumilli (Belle Meade)

EMT - Christian San Juan (Green Brook)

Health Knowledge Bowl - Max Chen (Hillsborough) 

Health Knowledge Bowl - Siyaa Choudhary (Somerset)

Health Knowledge Bowl - Vihaan Iyer (Hillsborough)

Health Knowledge Bowl - Veydaant Ravi (Hillsborough)

Health Occupations Professional Portfolio -Alejandro Karako (Bridgewater Township)

Ironworks - Meghan Hanlon (South Bound Brook)

Job Skill Demo Open - Treesa Joby (Hillsborough)

Medical Math - Margaret Kim (Somerset)

Medical Terminology - Saesha Purakayastha (Belle Mead)

Plumbing - Christian Hudak (Bridgewater)

Quiz Bowl - Lily Boguslavsky (Bridgewater)

Quiz Bowl - Akshaj Kalepali (Bridgewater)

Quiz Bowl - Pari Malla (Branchburg)

Quiz Bowl - Aarnav Shah (Bridgewater)

Quiz Bowl - Krish Vyas (Hillsborough)

Quiz Bowl - Aarav Patel (Hillsborough)

Quiz Bowl - Daniel Yuh (Somerset)

 

Silver

American Spirit - Shreya Patro (Branchburg)

American Spirit - Kushi Rao (Hillsborough)

American Spirit - Saanvi Trivedi (Hillsborough)

Cosmetology (Novice) - Sophia Barbiero (South Bound Brook)

Cybersecurity - Mark Casique (Bound Brook)

Cybersecurity - Armando Rodriguez (North Plainfield)

Entrepreneurship - Aarika Patel (Skillman)

Entrepreneurship - Krishay Patel (Hillsborough)

Entrepreneurship - Koushik Swarna (Bell Mead)

Entrepreneurship - Guhan Venkatachalapathi (Skillman)

Extemporaneous Speaking - Samanvi Mokkarala (Bridgewater)

Firefighting - Justin Oursler (Branchburg)

Health Knowledge Bowl - Estefana Carino (South Bound Brook)

Health Knowledge Bowl - Anya Konduru (Hillsborough)

Health Knowledge Bowl - Valeria Reinoso (Hillsborough)

Health Occupations Professional Portfolio - Melissa Gallegos (Bridgewater)

Industrial Motor Control - Nick Martinez (Bridgewater)

Medical Math - Charlotte McLaughlin (Warren)

Prepared Speech - Ishani Pillai (Basking Ridge)

Principles of Engineering Technology - Mithun Chigurupati (Bridgewater)

Screen Printing Technology - Kayla St.Rose (Somerset)

TeamWorks - Alexander Arguello (Hillsborough)

TeamWorks - Alan Betancourt (South Bound Brook)

TeamWorks - Logan Russomanno (Bound Brook)

TeamWorks - Cole Russomanno (Bound Brook)

Technology Display - Chahel Kumar (Somerset)

Technology Display - Yuvan Veeragoni (Bridgewater)

Web Design - Evan Frank (Stirling)

Web Design - Elijah Gyamfi (Bridgewater)

 

Bronze

Basic Residential Wiring - Ryan McClain (Bridgewater)

Braiding & Extensions - Eterniti Baptiste (Manville)

Crime Scene Investigation - Alexa Santamaria (Bridgewater)

Crime Scene Investigation - Henrique Santos (Bridgewater)

Crime Scene Investigation - Merrin Vespucci Paxson (Branchburg)

Electrical Construction Wiring  - Ed Callahan (Branchburg)

First Aid/CPR - Syna Singla (Hillsborough)

Health Occupations Professional Portfolio - Matthew Boyce (Hillsborough)

Mechatronics - Caden Lise (Bridgewater Township)

Mechatronics - Thomas Lukac (Manville)

Medical Terminology - Rohini Routray (Hillsborough)

Principles of Engineering Technology – Rian Patel (Hillsborough)

Restaurant Service - Cristian Villeda (Bound Brook)

Welding Fabrication - Rocco Barras (Manville)

Welding Fabrication - Savannah Kozyra (Hillsborough)

Welding Fabrication - Caden Winnicki (Somerset)

SCVTHS students brought home 79 medals from the 2025 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships, including a sweep in the Health Occupations Professional Portfolio competition. Gold medalist Alejandro Karako of Bridgewater Township (center) is joined on the podium by silver medalist Melissa Gallegos of Bridgewater Township (right) and bronze medalist Matthew Boyce of Hillsborough (left)

SCVTHS students brought home 79 medals from the 2025 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships. Among the winners was plumbing student Christian Hudak of Bridgewater, Gold Medalist in the Plumbing competition.

 

SCVTHS students brought home 79 medals from the 2025 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships. Among the winners was welding student Meghan Hanlon of South Bound Brook, Gold Medalist in the Iron Works Ornamental Design competition.

 

SCVTHS students brought home 79 medals from the 2025 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships. Among the winners were Koushik Swarna of Bell Mead, Krishay Patel of Hillsborough, Aarika Patel of Skillman, and Guhan Venkatachalapathi of Skillman, Silver Medalists in the Entrepreneurship competition.