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RCS student takes honors in SkillsUSA competition
RCS High
School student Travis Richardson took second place in the recent
state SkillsUSA competition.
Richardson,
the son of Lisa and Garry Richardson of Selkirk, earned the
award in the Hydronics competition, which gauged his knowledge
of hot water heating systems.
Richardson
is junior at RCS and a student in the Capital Region Career &
Technical School's HVAC/R (Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning,
Refrigeration program. He is in the first year of that program.
He competed
against peers from throughout New York, testing his technical
and professional skills through hands-on and written contests.
Most Career & Tech students attend class at the school for half
a day and at their home high school for the other half day.
More than
two dozen students representing both campuses of the Capital
Region Career & Technical School (Albany/Colonie and Schoharie)
competed in the SkillsUSA state competition in Syracuse. Many of
the students had scored top awards at the SkillsUSA Regional
Competition held in March at Schenectady County Community
College. Results of that competition are posted online at
www.bocescareertech.org.
Richardson
was one of four students from the Career and Tech program to win
awards in the state competition.
"I am proud
of the accomplishments of all of our students who competed in
the SkillsUSA state and regional competitions," said Dr. Hank
Stopinski, Capital Region BOCES director of career and technical
education. "These students are true leaders and role models. I
also thank their teachers, Career & Tech staff and high schools
for supporting these extraordinary young adults."
SkillsUSA
(formerly known as VICA) is a national organization for career
and technical students that promotes technical and professional
growth and personal development through leadership seminars and
workshops, campus activities, community service, and
competitions. Each Career & Technical School campus has a
student-run SkillsUSA chapter.
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