Sussex Tech students win honors in ad design, audio-radio production

Three Sussex Technical High School students recently won second-place honors in their technical areas at the national SkillsUSA championship.

Winning silver were Jacob and Joshua Hoffpauir of Lewes, Sussex Tech media broadcasting students competing in audio-radio production, and Joseph Wilder of Seaford, a Sussex Tech digital publishing and design student competing in advertising design. All three are recent graduates.

This marks the seventh year in a row that Sussex Tech media broadcasting students have finished in third place or better in national SkillsUSA events.

Sussex Tech sent a team of 13 students to the national competition of SkillsUSA, a career-technical student organization that prepares students for careers in a variety of trade, technical and skilled occupations.

Also representing Sussex Tech and competing at the national level were current students and recent graduates from the Class of 2019: Ellendale: Sharnae Harmon, senior, competing in crime scene investigation; Garret Smith, graduate, competing in criminal justice; Georgetown: Matt Ryan, senior, competing in photography; Lewes: Ryan Bradley, graduate, competing in broadcast news; Hannah Wolk, graduate, competing in broadcast news; Milford: Chase Albright, graduate, competing in broadcast news; Caroline Carter, senior, competing in crime scene investigation; Millsboro: Sydney Gross, graduate, competing in broadcast news; Seaford: Ciera Benjamin, senior, competing in crime scene investigation; and Adrienne Smith, senior, competing in prepared speech.