Sixty area high school students will represent Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School during Spring Break at the annual New York State SkillsUSA competition in Syracuse.

The competition and conference runs from April 24 to 26 at the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse. Winners of that event will advance to the national competition in Kentucky in June.

“I am looking forward to meeting other people in the industry and to putting my skills to the test to see how I do,” said Bryan Sidney, in a release from BOCES. Sidney is a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration student at Capital Region BOCES from Voorheesville.

Competing from the Albany campus are:

— Brianna Beisly, Nurse Assisting, Berne-Knox-Westerlo;

— Angelo Carino, Food Prep Basic, Guilderland;

— Justin Colucci, Criminal Justice, Duanesburg;

— Aidan Enders, Delegate, Duanesburg;

— Ashley Gifford, Health Knowledge Bowl, Voorheesville;

— Kody Lieb, Chapter Display, Guilderland;

— Mark Molesky, Hydronics, Schoharie;

— Megan O'Toole, Restaurant Service, Voorheesville;

— Erin Payne, Health Knowledge Bowl, Voorheesville;

— Emily Pinson, Promotional Bulletin Board, Bethlehem; and

— Bryan Sidney, HVAC, Voorheesville.

Competing from the Schoharie Campus are:

— Matt Furlong, Carpentry, Voorheesville;

— Sarah Francis, Photographer, Schoharie;

— Robert Dorrough, Precision Heavy Equipment Operator, Schoharie;

— Katherine Zapotocki, Security Corp., Duanesburg;

— Gilleein Mastroianni, Security Corp., BKW;

— Kyla Creamer, Security Corp., BKW; and

— Kelsey Colby, Security Corp., BKW.

Competing from the Center for Advanced Technology Campus are:

— Emily Dahlin, Digital Cinema Prod., Schoharie;

— Sam DellAcqua, Digital Cinema Prod., Guilderland;

— Louis Hardendorf, CNC Milling Spec., Schoharie; and

— Andrew Young, Welding Fabrication, Schoharie.