80 Pasadena ISD CTE students qualify for national and international competitions

Posted on 04/12/2019

by Dwight Henson
PISD Communications

Eighty Pasadena ISD CTE students have qualified for national and international competitions this year after recently competing in state competitions.

In March, CTHS welding students Alvaro Torres and Javier Armenta traveled to Long Beach, CA, where they were the only high school students in the country to participate in the National Craft Championship (NCC), a competition for welders currently employed in the industry. Torres placed first, marking the third time in four years that a CTHS welding student achieved the honor.

• Five marketing students will advance to the International DECA competition April 13-16 in Orlando, FL.
• Twenty-four will advance to the National Archery in the School Program (NASP) World Championship April 24-27 in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Fifteen will advance to the International HOSA competition June 19-22 in Orlando, FL.
• Two will advance in the National Skills USA Competition June 24-28 in Louisville, KY.
• Thirty-two will advance to the First World Robotics Championship April 17-20 in Houston, TX.

"Last year we had 51 students qualify for national or international competition, while this year we had 80," said Tanya Hagar, PISD executive director of Career and Technical Education. "Advancing to this level of competition is extremely difficult and is only possible through countless hours of after school and weekend preparation."

Pasadena ISD’s Career and Technical Education Department focuses on providing students with additional opportunities to help them transition to college or the workforce upon graduation. They highly encourage students to participate in Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) to enhance learning through contextual instruction, leadership and real world application.

Lewis CTHS	Pasadena Memorial HS
Alvaro Torres, NCC Javier Armenta, NCC Brian DeLeon, HOSA Jesus Carlos, SKILLS USA Alfredo Rodriguez, SKILLS USA Itzel Ayala, ROBOTICS Marcus Bebawi, ROBOTICS Rosalva Duran, ROBOTICS Jessica Garfias, ROBOTICS David Gomez, ROBOTICS Mia Gonzalez, ROBOTICS Kyus Gordon, ROBOTICS Angel Herrera, ROBOTICS Dardana Herrera, ROBOTICS Kenny Ly, ROBOTICS Colby Marbury, ROBOTICS Jaquelin Marin, ROBOTICS Freddy Molina, ROBOTICS Adan Moreno, ROBOTICS Eduardo Mozqueda, ROBOTICS Juan Munoz, ROBOTICS Brandon Norman, ROBOTICS Thien Pham, ROBOTICS Kimberly Salas, ROBOTICS Brittany Salazar, ROBOTICS Ashley Sanchez, ROBOTICS Megan Scarcella, ROBOTICS Jasmine Trujillo, ROBOTICS Quan Vo, ROBOTICS	Joshua Guardado, DECA Damian Burgos, NASP Douglas Caringer, NASP Andrew Casey, NASP Samantha Drennan, NASP Teresita Flores, NASP Kyle Garza, NASP Adrian Gonzalez, NASP Daniel Gonzalez, NASP Jose Jaimes, NASP Briyanne Jenkins, NASP Danali Jimenez, NASP Tiffany Messina, NASP Robert Moes, NASP Angela Mooney, NASP Kyley Mullins, NASP Daisy Olvera, NASP Emily Olvera, NASP Grace Orellana, NASP Daniel Perez, NASP Katarina Puente, NASP Matthew Smith, NASP Avery Speaks, NASP Niha Thanu, NASP Melanie Venancio, NASP Javier Garcia, HOSA Azucena Sonia Garza, HOSA Ricardo Betancourt, ROBOTICS Eli Felix, ROBOTICS Christine Osborne, ROBOTICS Ryan Shugart, ROBOTICS
Dobie HS	Sam Rayburn HS
Maryam Badr, HOSA Kennedy Ho, HOSA Jennifer Nguyen, HOSA Ashley Nguyen, HOSA Thuyen Vu, HOSA Sophia Colmenares, ROBOTICS Benson Cubos, ROBOTICS Henry Nguyen, ROBOTICS	Emmanuel Escobar, DECA Maria Guzman, HOSA Serena Hernandez, , HOSA Hailey Roberts, HOSA Jackie Morales, HOSA
	Pasadena HS
	Joana Anaya, ROBOTICS
South Houston HS	Park View Intermediate
Fabiola Trevino, DECA Ashley Villareal, DECA Rachel Zepeda, DECA	Landon Galvan, HOSA Clarissa Ponce, HOSA Mia Gallardo, HOSA

Pasadena Independent School District