For the Career and Technical High School, with 15 career and technical education programs competing, the 2012 Quality Cup of Excellence was awarded to the Air Force Junior ROTC program taught by Lt. Col. John DíAuria and Chief Eric Tucker. The Allied Health program averaged a score of 95.129 from the judges.
Students in the Graphics Technology program taught by Joseph Monzo were first runner-ups with a score of 93.065. Coming in second and third runner-ups were Automotive Technology taught by Alfred Roeske with a score of 91.903 and Allied Health taught by Lisa Hartsough with a score of 91.900.
The Quality Cup of Excellence competition included a presentation in each program to the 55 judges that included elected officials, board members, business partners, labor leaders, educators, the State Board of Education, and the New Jersey Department of Education. Students were judged on their public speaking skills, presentation skills, knowledge of their program, and quality of their work and safety practices.
In addition to the cup awards, there were three career and technical education programs recognized for special categories. The first award was given to the Career and Technical Program that utilized the tools, equipment and materials of the trade or profession to develop the most unique exhibit. This year's award went to the Allied Health program.
For the program that best captured the theme, the award was presented to the Welding Technology program. This award was given to the program that best incorporated the school year theme "ìIntroducing Opportunities for a Lifetime."
The public speaking award was presented to the program that best incorporated public speaking into their presentation.
This award was presented to the Air Force Junior ROTC program for students Alec Croce and Laura Hergert among others.
The award was determined based on best overall presentation and the students' knowledge in response to questions asked by judges.