Clubs & Organizations

Miller Career & Technology Center students have the opportunity to participate in the following clubs:

Prostart

Prostart is an industry-backed culinary arts and restaurant management program for high school students that integrates practical skill sets, allows students to become familiar with the food industry, exposes students to career opportunities, and provides leadership tools. 

Prostart Medalists

2025-2026

Oswaldo Guadaumz Hernandez - 1st Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Salsa Contest

2024-2025

Emily Dye - 1st Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Cake Decorating

Nishka - 1st Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Cake Skills

Emma DeFelippo - 3rd Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Culinary Competition

Gina De La Garza - 3rd Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Culinary Competition

Camilla Gardiner - 3rd Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Culinary Competition

Olivia McCoy - 3rd Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Culinary Competition

Julia Mathews - 3rd Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Culinary Competition

2023-2024

Jacob Richardson - 1st Place - Texas ProStart Invitational Egg-Stravaganza Contest

SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce by providing educational programs, events, and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation's classrooms.

SkillsUSA is sponsored by David Shair for Automotive Technology; Kyle Ryland for Construction and Architecture; Scott Arnold and Taylor Wells for Criminal Justice; Brittney Greene for Education & Training; and any course of study that falls outside the courses listed; Lara Ondruch for Health Science; Shane Osborne, Mike Stallings, and Jay Thapar for Information Technology; and Dallas Bergstrom for Manufacturing Engineering and STEM.

SkillsUSA State Medalists 2025-2026

The students listed in bold are advancing to Nationals in Atlanta in June 2026. Students were awarded $90,000 in scholarships at the State Competition.

Medal Level	Competition	Student(s)	Chapter	Advisor
Gold	Internetworking	Svend Rydahl	Network Engineering	Mike Stallings
Gold	Mechatronics	AlHassan Duamni and Jared Griffeth	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Mobile Robotics Technology	Alexander Perez and Khalem Sundrani	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Robotics & Automation Technology	Alexandra Portilla and Jansen Roberts	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Applied Engineering	Kadija Kwenah, Nicolas Osorio, Sarah Simar, and Jayden Sundia	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Silver	Commercial sUAS Drone	Noah Baker and Ruggero Taboada	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Bronze	Architectural Drafting	Esther Olajide	Building Trades and Renovation	Kyle Ryland
Bronze	Automated Manufacturing Technology	Alexandra Filip, Harper Rushing, and Rimon Sharma	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Bronze	Career Promotion Demonstration	Ebubechukwu Odumodu and Sumodh Prabhu	Network Engineering	Mike Stallings
Bronze	Internetworking	Gabriel Anand	Network Engineering	Mike Stallings
Bronze	Prepared Speech	Courtney Otieno	Network Engineering	Mike Stallings

The following students earned Superior Ratings for their individual job exhibits:

Superior Rating	Auto Electrical Components: Job Exhibit - Multiple	Catherine Li, Angel Pang, and Cohen Schulze	Automotive Technology	David Shair
Superior Rating	Drafting CAD Architectural Project - Individual	Esther Olajide	Building Trades and Renovation	Kyle Ryland

The following students earned a medal of recognition for Technical Testing:

Silver	Auto Electricity & Electronics - Technical Information Test	Angel Pang	Automotive Technology	David Shair
Bronze	Auto Electricity & Electronics - Technical Information Test	Isabella Salazar	Automotive Technology	David Shair

SkillsUSA State Medalists 2024-2025

Medal Level	Competition	Student(s)	Chapter	Advisor
Gold	Chapter of Distinction	Bailey McBride and Jay VanDyke	Education and Film	Brittney Greene
Gold	Chapter of Distinction	David Lopez, Federico Pombo, and Guillermo Nieves	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Automated Manufacturing Technology	Federico Pombo, Sanjiv Raja, and David Lopez Luzardo	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Cyber Security	Joey Lent and Benjamin Nasse	Cyber Security	Jay Thapar
Gold	Mechatronics	Jansen Roberts and AlHassan Duamni	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Silver	Career Pathway –        Manufacturing	Ruggero Taboada, Sahibpreet Singh, and Guillermo Nieves	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Silver	Film Camera Operator  - Technical Test	Ethan Roberts	Education and Film	Brittney Greene
Silver	Dental Assisting	Quintin Banks	Health Science	Lara Ondruch
Silver	Internetworking	Zavian Abdulla	Networking	Krista Washington
Silver	Practical Nursing	Adau Bar	Health Science	Jala Verner
Silver	Applied Engineering	Hamid Dairo, Sahibpreet Singh, Diego Hernandez, and Darragh Ansorger	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Bronze	Employment Application Process	Madeline McKean	Culinary	Gabie Luckett
Bronze	Prepared Speech	Adhia Agostinho	Criminal Justice	Scott Arnold
Bronze	Outstanding SkillsUSA Member	Andrea Arevalo	Building Trades	Kyle Ryland

SkillsUSA State Medalists 2022-2023

Medal Level	Competition	Student(s)	Chapter	Advisor
Gold	Early Childhood Education	London Sewell	Education & Training	Brittney Greene
Gold	Emergency Medical Technician	Amanda Hernandez & Nairi Reyna	Health Science	Jala Verner & Tamra Wright
Gold	Internetworking	Thomas Burgard	Information Technology	Krista Washington
Gold	Mechatronics	Jesus Emiliano Grajales-Mora & Muhammad Yousaf	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Chapter of Distinction	Jesus Emiliano Grajales-Mora, Dayanna Perez, & Mitchell Gorodetsky	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Models of Excellence Chapter	Jesus Emiliano Grajales-Mora & Dayanna Perez	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Gold	Outstanding SkillsUSA Member	Jesus Emiliano Grajales-Mora	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Silver	Applied Engineering Team	Mitchell Gorodetsky, Jose Olivares, Alfredo Rivera, & Mason Vogt	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Silver	Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl	Alyssa Carter, Scarlett Gosch, Zuqi Li, Sophia Randall, Aleck Servin, & Devarsh Shah	Criminal Justice	Scott Arnold
Silver	Dental Assisting	Harun Hasimbegovic	Health Science	Jala Verner & Tamra Wright
Silver	Information Technology Quiz Bowl	Alejandro Cortes, Charles Gatchalian, David Doan, Julia Keifer, Jalen Fields, Mo Oyemade, & Rishabh Patel	Information Technology	Jay Thapar & Krista Washington
Silver	Mechatronics	Braylen Perkins & Antonio Vazquez Pantoja	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Bronze	Additive Manufacturing	William Duncan & Sebastian Zapata	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Bronze	CNC Turning Specialist	Jesus Emiliano Grajales-Mora	Manufacturing Engineering	Dallas Bergstrom
Bronze	Customer Service	Stephen VanDyk	Information Technology	Jay Thapar
Bronze	Information Technology Services	Alejandro Laverde	Information Technology	Shane Osborne

NTHS - National Technical Honor Society

The National Technical Honor Society is an educational non-profit that exists to honor, recognize, and empower students and teachers in Career & Technical Education. As the honor society for Career & Technical Education, NTHS serves over 100,000 active members annually in both secondary and postsecondary chapters across the country.

Since its founding in 1984, nearly 1 million students have become NTHS alumni. NTHS honors the achievements of top CTE students, provides close to $300,000 in scholarships annually, and strives to help connect education and industry to build a highly skilled workforce.

Link to official NTHS website: https://nths.org/