Austin students take part in SkillsUSA championships

Published 4:11 pm Saturday, April 14, 2018

A pair Austin students participated in the Minnesota SkillsUSA Championships on March 27-28 in Bloomington, Minnesota, with one of the students placing in third.

Joey Engelman earned a bronze medal in screen printing. Garrett Johnson also competed in the event.

Joey Engelman prepares sandwiches for the Twin Cities homeless. Minnesota SkillsUSA made 1,000 sandwiches as part of their community service project. Photo provided

More than 600 career and technical education students took part in the contest, working against the clock and each other. Events included carpentry, technical drafting, collision repair technology, CNC technician, automotive service technology, culinary arts and diesel equipment technology.

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