On April 14, collision repair students throughout New Jersey demonstrated their talents at the 2018 New Jersey SkillsUSA Conference. Held at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School in Bridgewater, the event tested the students in a variety of areas including sheet metal, welding, plastic repair and estimating.
Matt Brandner of Hunterdon County Polytech scored the First Place spot, followed by Second Place winner Nicholas Donnadio (Somerset Vocational) and Third Place competitor Jayden Melichaek (Hunterdon County Polytech). Brandner will move on to represent the Garden State this June at SkillsUSA’s 54th Annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville,