Deer Lakes seniors earn national recognition in SkillsUSA competitions

Deer Lakes Class of 2025 graduates Paiton Yeager and Morgan McCloskey competed for A.W. Beattie Career Center in SkillsUSA Nationals against students from across the country.

Paiton’s team placed second nationally in the Promotional Bulletin Board competition. Her teammates were Northgate’s Cassidy Auth and North Hills’ Rowan Ashmore. Morgan placed seventh nationally in the individual T-Shirt Design competition. They each earned SkillsUSA Pennsylvania state championships to qualify for SkillsUSA Nationals.

Paiton and Morgan attended A.W. Beattie’s Advertising Design program for three years and will continue their postsecondary education in the same field.