(Pictured: Student Jiaying (Carmen) Zhong [left] displays an award for CTE Student of the Year for her exemplary work in the Engineering & Architectural Design program at Oxford Hills Tech in Norway. Standing next to her is MACTE Executive Director Dave Keaton [right])
The Maine Association of Career and Technical Education (MACTE) held its annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student of the Year Award Ceremony recently at Lewiston’s Regional Technical Center’s The Green Ladle restaurant.
The event featured a keynote address from Shawn Moody, founder and owner of Moody’s Collision Centers in Maine and long-time advocate for career and technical education in Maine. Emceed by Westbrook Regional Vocational Center Director Todd, the event’s main highlight was the recognition of a student from each of Maine’s 27 CTE Schools who were selected and honored for their exemplary work in their respective programs.
Students were in attendance with their friends and family members. They were honored by Executive Director Dave Keaton during the presentation.
The Maine Department of Education joins our partners at MACTE and CTE schools across Maine in congratulating these students and thanking the CTE schools and instructors who provided them the opportunities to strive.
2023 Maine Career and Technical Students of the Year
| Alexander Hassell St. John Valley Tech. Automotive Technology |
Taylor Mason Hancock County Tech, Ellsworth Hospitality Travel and Tourism |
Noah Rousseau Mid Coast Tech, Rockland Outdoor Leadership and Firefighting |
Alecssander Freitas Lake Region Tech, Naples Law Enforcement II |
| Addion Davis Van Buren Tech Business Technology |
Andrew Doughty Tri County Tech, Dexter Firefighting/EMT |
London Putnam Capital Area Tech, Augusta Culinary Arts |
Jocelyn Coombs Region 10, Brunswick Metal Fabrication Welding |
| Chase Hobbs Caribou Tech Commercial Driver’s License & Large Equipment Maintenance & Operation |
Braden Richard St. Croix Tech, Calais Welding |
Abigayle Reed Bath Tech, Bath Cosmetology |
Emerson Roy PATHS, Portland Careers in Education |
| Parker Sawyer Presque Isle Tech Industrial & Farm Mechanics |
Estrella Paredes-Vazquez Coastal Wash Tech, Machias Health Occupations |
Mckella Ford Foster Tech, Farmington Early Childhood Occupations |
Joseph A Lopes Westbrook Tech, Westbrook Electrical |
| Braden White Region Two, Houlton Auto Collision |
Kricket Thompson Waldo County Tech, Waldo Culinary Arts |
Jiaying (Carmen) Zhong Oxford Hills Tech, Norway Engineering & Architectural Design |
Pichrithylen (Sreylen) Thor Biddeford Tech, Biddeford Computer Technology |
| Esmae Stockley Region Three – Lincoln Registered Medical Assistant |
Riley Enright Somerset Tech – Skowhegan Outdoor Leadership |
Titus Billings Region 9 – Mexico Outdoor Skills and Leadership & Building Construction |
Eli Bartlett Sanford Tech, Sanford Landscape and Horticulture |
| Maggie Lincoln United Technologies – Bangor Insurance Producer & Business Management |
Adam Brann Mid Maine Tech – Waterville Culinary Arts |
Hannah Dube Lewiston Tech – Lewiston Medical Science & Certified Nursing Assistant |
To learn more about MACTE visit their website: http://mainecte.org/. To learn more about Career and Technical Education in Maine visit: https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/cte