Jubilee Academies Dominates SkillsUSA

Jubilee Academies dominated the SkillsUSA competition this year, with 46 students qualifying in their categories! Jubilee Academies Career, Technical, and Education (CTE) students from across five campuses have proudly represented Jubilee Academies at the regional SkillsUSA competitions last month. SkillsUSA is a national Career and Technical Student Organization designed to provide students with opportunities to acquire and hone critical occupational skills in their programs of study, including public speaking and leadership. 

Jubilee Lake View University Prep (JLVUP), Jubilee San Antonio (JSA), Jubilee Kingsville (JK), Jubilee Leadership Academy (JLA), and Jubilee Brownsville (JB) dominated in gold, or first place, in one category or more! Reference the chart below to see how each school ranked.

Jubilee LakeView University Prep 

• Placed Gold in Law Enforcement

• Gold in Culinary Arts

• Silver in Graphic Design

Jubilee San Antonio

• Gold in Animation

• Gold in Teaching and Training

Jubilee Kingsville

• Gold and Silver in Middle School CTE

Jubilee Leadership Academy 

• Gold in Middle School CTE

Jubilee Brownsville 

• Gold in Engineering, Mobile Robotics Technology

• Silver in Engineering, Engineering Technology/Design

• Gold in Engineering, Action Skills

• Gold, Silver, and Bronze in various Middle School CTE contests

Irma Sarmiento, Director of the Jubilee Academies CTE program, expresses that the team is "very proud of all of the participants from the South Central, Coastal Bend, and RGV regions."

Assistant Director of CTE, Erica Esquivel, expressed deep gratitude for Jubilee Academies educators and students who participated in the competition. The district would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to CTE Coordinators, Mr. McCormick and Mr. Pacheco.

Learn more about the CTE program and how it promotes Jubilee Academies' excellence in their future endeavors here.