St. Clair County TEC students are celebrating a major accomplishment after bringing home 19 medals from the 2025 SkillsUSA Michigan State Leadership and Skills Conference, held April last weekend in Grand Rapids.
67 students from eight different TEC programs competed in this year’s event, which tests students’ skills in real-world, industry-aligned trades and technical careers. Of those participants, 19 earned medals in contests ranging from welding to cosmetology.
Two students earned gold and are now advancing to the national stage: Lucas Bauman of Memphis High School for CNC 5-Axis Milling Programming and Allie Stamplis of St. Clair High School for Welding Sculpture. They will represent Michigan at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta this June.
Here’s a full list of local medal winners:
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- Maintenance and Light Repair: Bronze – Zachary Chisholm, Memphis High School (11th grade)
- Automotive Service Technology: Bronze – Shane Darga, Yale High School/BWMC (12th grade)
COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY
- Collision Repair Technology: Silver – Michael Heffron, Yale High School (12th grade)
COSMETOLOGY
- Mannequin: Bronze – Lauren Zink, Yale High School (11th grade)
- Esthetics (Artist and Model): Silver – Alexandria Brooks, Algonac High School (12th grade), and Carmen Delgado, Yale High School (12th grade)
- Nail Care (Artist and Model): Bronze – Adrianna Gable, Algonac High School (12th grade), and Victoria French, Port Huron Northern (12th grade)
CULINARY ARTS
- Baking & Pastry Arts: Bronze – Sylviana Tynes, Port Huron Northern (12th grade)
- Culinary Arts: Bronze – Carter Schulte, Marine City High School (12th grade)
DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
- Audio/Radio Production (Team): Silver – Samantha Moody and Marissa Richmond, Yale High School (both 12th grade)
ENGINEERING & ROBOTICS
- Robotics & Automation (Team): Silver – James Farnsworth, Port Huron High School (12th grade), and Jocelyn Forsythe, St. Clair High School (12th grade)
METAL MACHINING
- CNC 5-Axis Milling Programmer: Gold – Lucas Bauman, Memphis High School (12th grade)
WELDING
- Welding Sculpture: Gold – Allie Stamplis, St. Clair High School (12th grade)
- Welding Fabrication (Team): Bronze – Casimer Carty, Mykah Lawson, Marysville High School (12th grade), and Alejandro Rios, Algonac High School (12th grade)
The St. Clair County TEC offers hands-on, career-based learning opportunities for high school juniors and seniors throughout the county.
Photo courtesy of St. Clair County RESA
