Team Delcastle Enjoys Success at 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference

Dominating the Delaware Stage

At the 2025 SkillsUSA Delaware State Leadership Conference, Delcastle students earned 81 medals, with 31 students capturing 1st Place titles, qualifying them to represent Delaware at the national level. Champions emerged across a wide range of career and technical areas—from Building Maintenance and Community Service to Welding, Screen Printing, Cabinetmaking, Prepared Speech, and Job Skill Demonstration.

Notable highlights include:

• First Place in Cabinetmaking: Brittany Rojas Rosales

• First Place in Video Production: Maximus Dee & Juliana Mulrooney

• First Place in Computer Programming: William Morris

• First Place in Collision Repair Technology: Andres Velazquez

• First Place in Welding Fabrication (Team): Jesus Cortes Flores, Joseph Pizano, Victor Trujillo-Cira

In addition, our Quiz Bowl team, consisting of seven students, took 1st Place, demonstrating strong teamwork and technical knowledge across all trades.

Shining on the National Stage in Atlanta

Following their state-level success, 32 Delcastle students traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to represent Delaware at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC). Competing against the best of the best from across the nation, Team Delcastle delivered outstanding performances.

Top 15 National Finishes:

• Lucas Jarrell – 6th Place, Building Maintenance

• Devin Jones – 7th Place, Screen Printing Technology

• Maximus Dee & Juliana Mulrooney – 11th Place, Video Production

• Hunter Walsh – 11th Place, Sheet Metal

• William Morris – 14th Place, Computer Programming

Skill Point Certificate Honorees:

• Maximus Dee & Juliana Mulrooney – Video Production

• Devin Jones – Screen Printing Technology

• Aleksander Merida-Vasquez – Job Skill Demonstration A

• Shamalee Chin – Job Skill Demonstration Open

In addition, four Delcastle students—Marcos Leon-Gonzalez, Kamora Jones, Carmen Mestre-Tlacuatl, and Jessica Sanchez-Rodriguez—represented Delaware proudly as state officers, participating in the prestigious Leverage Leadership Training during Nationals.

A Legacy of Excellence

These achievements highlight Delcastle’s continued commitment to excellence in career and technical education and the power of student leadership through SkillsUSA. Congratulations to all our students, advisors, and industry partners who helped make this year such an incredible success!

Full List of Delcastle Medalists at 2025 SkillsUSA Delaware State Leadership Conference