Norfolk Career Academy Students Competing at SkillsUSA Nebraska Championships
Students from the Norfolk Career Academy will compete at the 2018 SkillsUSA Nebraska State Leadership and Skills Conference April 12–14 in Grand Island. Over 100 competitions will be held April 13 at the Heartland Events Center and Fonner Park in Grand Island.
The high school representatives and their competition areas are from left to right (see picture at beginning of article): Bailey Colman (senior) and Nick Sazama (junior) of the Automotive Academy will be competing in Power Equipment Maintenance and Metals Academy members Austin Sellin (junior), Taylor Gubbels (senior) and Matthew Lillard (senior) are competing in Welding Fabrication.
The annual SkillsUSA Nebraska Championships will involve more than 1,550 students from 86 Nebraska chapters. The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs. During the state competition, students will work against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations like construction, technology, business management, hospitality, health sciences, manufacturing, engineering, and transportation. In addition, leadership contestants will demonstrate their skills, including extemporaneous speaking, prepared speech and job interview skills. Top students earn prizes and scholarships from community colleges, businesses and industry. First-place winners go on to the national championships in Louisville, Kentucky, June 25-29.
SkillsUSA is a national partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA chapters help students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations excel. SkillsUSA serves more than 335,000 students and instructors annually.
For more information, visit skillsusanebraska.org.
