Wylie ISD Students Shine at 2025 SkillsUSA State Competition

Wylie ISD students represented the district with excellence at the 2025 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Corpus Christi. With nearly 7,700 students from across Texas competing, both Wylie East High School and Wylie High School stood out, earning top awards, industry certifications, and national qualifications.

Wylie East High School

Wylie East students proudly represented Raider Nation, earning recognition across a wide range of categories and bringing home an impressive collection of awards.

• Chapter of Excellence Gold Award, making Wylie East eligible for the prestigious SkillsUSA Models of Excellence at the national level.
• Reid Waters was named a SkillsUSA National Officer Candidate.
• Peyton Pecorino was elected as a SkillsUSA Texas State Officer.
• Jordan Batiste was elected as a SkillsUSA Texas District 5 Officer.

Gold Medalists

• Elaf Braso – Gold in Job Demonstration A
  • Also recognized for her Internet of Things project with a State Superior Rating and Best of Show in IT.
  • Advancing to Nationals
• Dakota Fagan, Ethan Henderson, Blas Martinez, and Hunter Watson – Gold in the Building Search competition, earning the title of Best in Texas.

Additional Honors

• Georgia Fleming earned an Industrial Certification and a Bronze medal in the Felony Traffic Stop - Technical Test.
• David Lanman was named Texas State Advisor of the Year and will advance as the Texas nominee for National Advisor of the Year.

Finalists in State Events

• Opening & Closing Ceremony Team: Elaf Braso, Diego Perez, Priya Rathor, Will Stone, Tufe Uslu, Reid Waters, Tabria Williams
• Audio-Visual Quiz Bowl Team: Anh Bui, Sean Jones, Krithika Jonnalagadda, Elisha Loveland, Peyton Pecorino, Landin Whitaker, Lynder Zapata

Superior Ratings

The following WEHS students earned a State Superior Rating for their project work:
Solianna Alemzewed, Meghan Billingsley, Sulaf Braso, Tommy Fleischman, Abigail Fraser, Corban Hester, Aidan Manning, Kaleb Maxey, Fireselam Mengistu, Arihant Sharma, Yedina Tedbabe, Mariamawit Tewodros, Lexi Vasquez, Addisynn Whitley, Marin Bridges, Cicely Hansen, Solyana Yemane, Vani Kaushik, Priya Rathor, Yacob Abraham, Lorraine Buenconsejo, Mason Davis, and Anderson Garcia.

Wylie High School

Wylie High students showcased their outstanding talent, achieving standout results in both individual and team events at the state level.

Gold Medalists

• Mackenzie Bryant – Gold in Early Childhood Education
  • Advancing to Nationals
• Kyle Quick and Sevy Wang – Gold in Mobile Robotics Technology
  • Advancing to Nationals

Additional Medalists

• Urwah Uzair – Bronze in Practical Nursing

Finalists in State Events

• Culinary Quiz Bowl: Neil Wise, Hannah Walters, Bridget Bedard, Surafel Yemane, Sunny Paulino
• Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl: Camila Leija, Tori Diaz, Kyler Eiben, Laraib Mirza, Rachel Ronholdt, Hannah Shaw
• Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl (Team 2): Julianne Crimm, Madison McMinimy, Rabia Rahim, Robert Welch, Izabelle Wiles, Pooja Bhatt, Nidhi Yadav
• Quiz Bowl: Christina Maru, Sevy Wang, Anvitha Kommera, Joaquin Christianson, Edward Echeverria-Alexandre, Dylan Ostrom, Aayushi Hansalia
• Opening & Closing Ceremonies: Akshi Ramolia, Dorian Dike, Koana Johnson-Henry, Snehitha Kommera, Fernanda Lozano, Krishna Patel, Anaar Ramolia

State Officer Candidates

These students were selected as candidates for State Officer roles:
Anvitha Kommera, Akshi Ramolia, Hannah Thomas, Kristie Kaneshige

Superior Ratings

The following WHS students earned a State Superior Rating for their project work:
Pooja Bhatt, Izabelle Wiles, Ava Dixon, Rabia Rahim, Kyler Eiben, Hannah Shaw, Julianne Crimm, Madison McMinimy, Tori Diaz, Camila Leija, Aayushi Hansalia, Anvitha Kommera, Isabelle Hargrove, Adonias Tadesse, Ashlyn Rankin, Sunny Paulino, Aaryan Bhakta, Utabh Uzair, Dev Patel

Excellence Rating

The following WHS students earned a State Excellence Rating for their project work:
Nurya Ahmed, Snit Tesfai, Husna Imran