Seniors Griffin Murray and Ava Voith present their catapult to a panel of judges before they test it on April 10.
Seniors Griffin Murray and Ava Voith present their catapult to a panel of judges before they test it on April 10.
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Team places fourth

Electrical Technology students compete at State
by Ronin Miklos, Reporter
May 8, 2026

The SkillsUSA Electrical Technology team competed at the State contest in Corpus Christi April 8-11.

4th place: Quiz Bowl team

Team members: Kristian Rumenov, Justin Dinh, Caleb LeMere, Afraaz Hussain, Nivas Gogineni and Ishaan Kumar

National Electric Code written test
2nd place: Tony Moreno
3rd place: Lennon Bybee

Four projects that qualified for State
Team 1: William Cotton & Karel Garcia – Scored 140 out of 150
Team 2: Nathan Avalos & Marco Moreno – Perfect Score of 150
Team 3: Lennon Bybee & Mason Flores – 146 out of 150
Team 4: Hung Huynh, & Kristian Rumenov – Scored 148 0ut 150

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Seniors Griffin Murray and Ava Voith get ready to test launch their catapult as part of the competition on April 10.

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