Melissa High School -

This past week, Melissa High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) had 44 students compete in the District SkillsUSA Conference with 28 students advancing to State!

On Friday, February 27, these CTE Cardinals showed up and showed out, advancing to state in Applied Engineering, Career Path Business Management, Community Action Project, Cyber Security, Engineering Tech, Entrepreneurship, Extemporaneous Speaking, Health Occupations Portfolio, Information Technology, Medical Assisting, Pin Design, Principles of Engineering, Related Tech Math, and Tech Computer Applications. These outstanding students will be competing at the SkillsUSA State Contest in April.

Melissa ISD Director of CTE Hallie Venner commended the students on their journey so far, “We are incredibly proud of our SkillsUSA students and advisors for their outstanding accomplishments this year. SkillsUSA is the most wide reaching student organization in our CTE programs, and qualifying for state in so many events is a remarkable achievement that reflects the talent, dedication, and hands-on skills our students develop every day. Their success showcases the power of career and technical education in preparing students for both competition and future endeavors.”

Congratulations to these exceptional students and the teachers who coached these students all the way to State!

Applied Engineering (Team)- 2nd Place

• Mehedi Lamim

• Chethan Kothilla

• Shavashish Dahal

• Radha Ruchir Taduri

Applied Engineering (Team)- 3rd Place

• Supreet Sudharshana

• Isaiah Perez

• Liam Montalta

• Sri Charan Komarneni

Career Pathway-Business Management (Team)- 1st Place

• Pranil Thatavarthy

• Naghul Annadurai

• Shivashish Dahal

Community Action Project (Team)- 1st Place

• Sameen Hamdani

• Parin Raghavendra

Cybersecurity (Team)- 2nd Place

• Kanisha Kavitha

• Anthony Montalta

Engineering Technology (Team)- 1st Place

• Sri Charan Komarneni

• Supreet Sudharshana

• Tanush Avula

Entrepreneurship (Team)- 1st Place

• Suvan Vajjaha

• Shlok Chaubey

• Ayan Bhardwaj

• Pranad Arcot

Extemporaneous Speaking

Health Occupations Portfolio

Information Technology Quiz Bowl (Team)- 2nd place

• Nathan Goodman

• Anthony Montalta

• Sebastian Quintana

• Sushmitha Puvvula

• Sanyuri Puri

• Kanisha Kavitha

Medical Assisting

• Tanush Avula - 3rd Place

Pin Design

• Sai Anjali Kallakuri - 1st Place

Principles of Engineering

• Ishaan Kalyanshetti- 3rd Place

Related Tech Math

• Aneesh Thoram - 1st Place

• Sai Rishi Kancharlapalli - 2nd Place

Technology Computer Applications

• Hannah Gil - 1st Place

Job exhibits advancing to State:

• Parin Raghavendra

• Pranil Thatavarthy