Metro Tech Students and Staff Earn Top Honors at 2025 SkillsUSA Oklahoma Conference

More than 50 Metro Tech students earned gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2025 SkillsUSA Oklahoma Leadership and Skills Conference in Tulsa, with several advancing to the national competition this June. While there, Metro Tech Education Technology Coach Anita Parks was honored with the SkillsUSA Oklahoma Marsha Daves Lifetime Achievement Award, and Metro Tech’s Entrepreneurship SkillsUSA Chapter received the Bronze Level Quality Chapter of Distinction Award.

High School and Adult students competed in secondary (S) and post-secondary (PS) categories. Industry professionals create, oversee, and judge competitions, allowing students to showcase their talents and test their skills.

“We are incredibly proud of our students for their outstanding performance at the SkillsUSA Oklahoma Conference, and celebrate those advancing to nationals,” Metro Tech Superintendent and CEO Aaron Collins said. “We also congratulate Anita Parks on her well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award and our Entrepreneurship Chapter for earning Bronze Level recognition. These accomplishments reflect the dedication of our instructors and our unwavering commitment to providing education that supports personal and professional growth.”

Gold Medal Winners Qualifying for Nationals:

• Daniela Martinez, Keven Davilla, Tommy Lambert, Entrepreneurship – Community Service Team
• Jillian (Jovi) Klein and Antonio Lyons, Graphic Design – Career Pathways, Arts & Communications Team
• Bradley Schantz, Basic Firefighter – Firefighting, PS
• Xavier Benford, Basic Firefighter – Firefighting, S
• Jorge Zamora, Law Enforcement – Criminal Justice, PS

Additional Gold Medal Winners:

• Julian Grey, Culinary Arts – Job Readiness, Sandwich Making, PS
• Brandy Monterroso, Project SEARCH – Job Readiness, Cake Decorating, PS
• Kevin Rodriguez, Project SEARCH – Job Readiness, Job Interview; Table Setting, PS
• Juan Hernandez, Aviation Maintenance – Aviation Maintenance Technology, PS
• Osmel Trejo Vega, Culinary Arts – Job Readiness, Sandwich Making, S
• Alex Mcbryde, Graphic Design – Job Exhibit: Packaging, S
• Alycia Arriaga, Douglass Cosmetology - Job Exhibit: Fantasy Makeup, S
• Leah Paddyaker, Cosmetology - Job Exhibit: Acrylic Nail Application, S

Silver Medal Winners:

• Elsie Davis, Culinary Arts - Baking and Pastry, PS
• Abner Tenorio Lopez, Graphic Design – Job Exhibit: Illustration, S
• Alan Aguilar, Basic Firefighter – Firefighting, S
• Shaniya Wiley, Basic Firefighter - Firefighting, PS
• Jaquelyn Ibarra, Douglass Cosmetology – Job Exhibit: Beauty & Night Makeup, S
• Mariana Alvarado, Cosmetology – Job Exhibit: Nail Art, S
• Otilia Campos and Taylor Hooks, Cosmetology – Community Action Project Team
• Layne Bandy, Barbering – Barbering, S
• Cheryl Sweet; Aileen Matancillas; Michelle Paramo; Julisa Talamantes; Joselyn Valtierra; Paola Cruz; and D’Abriond Walton, Douglass Cosmetology – Opening & Closing Ceremonies
• Israel Batres, Barbering – Barbering, PS
• Eli White, Project SEARCH – Job Readiness, Job Interview; Sandwich Making, PS
• Ana Arguelles, Sariah Mayes, and Claudia Morales, Douglass Cosmetology – Career Pathways, Human Services Team
• Mark Le, Project SEARCH – Job Laundry Folding & Sorting, PS
• Veronica Meza-Palacios; Viridiana Diaz-Ladin; Jennifer Echeverria; and Isaac Long, Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship Team
• Victoria Condulle, Aviation Maintenance – Aviation A&P, PS

Bronze Medal Winners:

• Alondra Gomez and Jordin Shannon, Entrepreneurship – Career Pathways, Business Mgmt. and Technology Team
• Eliud Herrera, Barbering – Barbering, S
• Myriah Williams, Project SEARCH – Job Readiness, Cake Decorating, PS
• Luz Maria Casas-Garcia, Law Enforcement - First Aid/CPR, S
• Logan Roberts, Basic Firefighter - Firefighting, S 
• Diana Ramos, Basic Firefighter - Firefighting, PS 
• Abraham Cossio, Fernando Medez-Villatoro, and Jessica Ramirez, Law Enforcement – Career Pathways, Human Services Team
• Brandy Monterroso, Project SEARCH – Job Readiness, Job Interview, PS
• Nicodemus James, Project SEARCH – Job Readiness, Laundry Folding & Sorting, PS
• Amiyria Cook, Carlos Carreon, Natiya Ellison, and Angie Flores, Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship Team
• Edwin Rodriquez, Brianna Fair, and Kimberli Sanchez, Graphic Design – Promo Bulletin Board, S
• Joseph Bautista Celada, Jesus Valles, and Mayan Williams, Graphic Design – Promo Bulletin Board, PS
• Mia Patton, Aviation Maintenance – Aviation A&P, PS