LCHS Student, Dominic Miller, travelled to Orlando, Florida earlier this month to represent Lewis County High School and WV in the Certiport Microsoft Office Specialist National Competition and netted 8th in the nation! Congratulations Dominic, we are very proud of you!
Certiport, a Pearson VUE business and the leading provider of performance-based IT certification exams that accelerate academic and career opportunities for learners, today announced the winners of the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist US National Championship.
The champions topped 195 finalists at the live competitive event in Orlando, Florida, and the first-place winners will head to the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Anaheim, California, in July.
Across the US, more than 98,500 students ages 13 to 22 entered one of six competition tracks by submitting a qualified, passing score on one the following certification exams: Microsoft Office Specialist Word, Microsoft Office Specialist Excel®, and Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint®.
During the competitive event, finalists were given a printed copy of a document, spreadsheet, or presentation to recreate along with printed instructions and digital assets. They were then scored according to the accuracy of the recreation compared to the original. First-place winners received an $3,000 cash prize, second-place $2,000, and third-place $1,000. The champions in each program, along with a chaperone, have also won a trip to participate in the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Anaheim, California, July 28 – 31, where they will compete against more than one hundred other finalists from countries across the globe.
The Microsoft Office Specialist US National Champions are as follows:
Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 Apps)
First: Deval Bansal, Texas
Second: Robert Roos, Texas
Third: Joseph Schinker, Nebraska
Fourth: Sumer Sanares, New Jersey
Fifth: Anthony Griffor, Michigan
Sixth: Harshita Sinha, Washington
Seventh: Steven Levenson, Pennsylvania
Eighth: Dominic Miller, West Virginia
Ninth: Archer Uccello, Massachusetts
Tenth: Austin Cunningham, Massachusetts
Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 Apps)
First: Bence Brown, Nebraska
Second: Braidyn Ortiz, California
Third: Michelle Kwakugah, Louisiana
Fourth: Samantha Mayer, Ohio
Fifth: Brady Dingmann, Illinois
Sixth: Angel Cotto, Massachusetts
Seventh: Sebastian Ray, Georgia
Eighth: Jack Snyder, Washington
Ninth: Zachary Gayhart, Connecticut
Tenth: Harmoni Sanders, Alabama
Microsoft PowerPoint (Microsoft 365 Apps)
First: Preston Nnadi, Texas
Second: Mia Moreno, Idaho
Third: Thadeus Gornto, Florida
Fourth: Ian Malek, New York
Fifth: Landon Ross, Wisconsin
Sixth: Gavin Bennett, Washington
Seventh: Lindsy Cronk, Nebraska
Eighth: Kadin Collins, Kentucky
Ninth: Lyric Broussard, Virginia
Tenth: Justice Klein, Washington
Microsoft Word (Office 2019)
First: Jaelynn McAuliffe, Massachusetts
Second: Ramya Rajan, Ohio
Third: Megan McRobie, West Virginia
Fourth: Kaitlyn Norton, Arkansas
Fifth: Crew Vellinga, Washington and Emma Berry, Massachusetts
Seventh: Johnathon Alejandro, Texas
Eighth: Jayden Ta, California
Ninth: Addison McMillen, Kentucky
Tenth: Quentin Black, Illinois
Microsoft Excel (Office 2019)
First: Andrew Manteau, West Virginia
Second: Christian Tarala, New York
Third: Caleb Ott, Indiana
Fourth: Braley Bogart, Iowa
Fifth: Brody Puckett, Indiana
Sixth: Dominick Garbarino, Rhode Island
Seventh: Hunter Liss, Nebraska
Eighth: Natalya Desmond, Massachusetts
Ninth: Robert Bare III, South Carolina
Tenth: Allison Nichols, Kentucky
Microsoft PowerPoint (Office 2019)
First: Sophia Winkler, Michigan
Second: Kyle Chan, Pennsylvania
Third: Jonas Lee, Washington
Fourth: Macy Mullen, Utah
Fifth: Joshua Thomsen, Minnesota
Sixth: Hunter Burkett, Idaho
Seventh: Natalie Rolfs, Minnesota
Eighth: Connor Mitchell, New York
Ninth: Jayden Ross, Wisconsin
Tenth: Chandler Nash, Virginia
“We are exceptionally proud of these students who will be joining us at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship later this year,” said Craig Bushman, General Manager, Certiport. “The quality of participating students continues to impress us, and this year’s contestants certainly proved to be some of the best yet. We congratulate all the winners as well as everyone who participated - not only have they proven they are the best in their state at using Microsoft Office products effectively, but they have also earned an important distinction to include on their resume; a desire to learn and validate in-demand skills. The title of “Microsoft Office Specialist” will serve them well in their academic and career pursuits.”
“Now in their 22nd year, the Microsoft Office Specialist National and World Championships continue to provide students the incredible opportunity to test their technical skills and knowledge,” said Kate Maxwell, General Manager Worldwide Education Industry at Microsoft. “Earning a globally recognized Microsoft credential will help students gain access to learning and job opportunities. Every student who walks away from this competition is a winner, and we are confident that these students will leverage their Microsoft Office productivity skills to great benefit in their future careers.”
Learn more about the Microsoft Office Specialist US National Championship here.