HILL Students Shine in 2026 SkillsUSA State Contests

Career & Technical Education students from The Hub for Innovative Learning & Leadership (The HILL) did FCPS proud at the 2026 SkillsUSA state conference, which wrapped up April 2 in Louisville. Congratulations to all these contest winners!

• Emily Ackerman - 3. Nursing Assistant
• Amari Allen - 3. Spelling
• Khaled Alhourani and Landon Bailey - 3. 3D Visualization & Animation
• Gabriel Alvarez - 3. Heavy Equipment Operation
• Bryce Anderkin - 1. Welding Tool ID
• Yousef Bader - 2. 30-Second Elevator Pitch
• Yves Bafunini, Luis Lion Mata, and Parmvir Singh - 3. Interactive Application & Video Game Development
• Charlie Baxter - 2. Auto MLR
• Emmanual Diaz, Andrew Dunham, Samual Mehnert, and Bryson Riley - 3. Tactical Team
• Hailey Hardin - 1. Photo Art Display
• Bailey Hauswald - 1. Job Interview
• Trey Nicholson, Wyatt Robinson, and Owen Sampson - 2. Interactive Application & Video Game Development
• Lidia Solis - 1. Social Media Post
• Alex Wang - 2. Wood Sculpture
• Simon Yamada - 1. Criminal Justice

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure our country has a skilled workforce. As a nonprofit national education association, SkillsUSA serves middle school, high school, and college/postsecondary students preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations.