TCAT MCKENZIE STUDENTS WIN NATIONAL AWARD
Three students
from Tennessee College of Applied Technology in McKenzie brought home the
bronze medal in the National SkillsUSA Competition held in Kansas City
Missouri.
TCAT-McKenzie
HVAC students competed in the Community Service competition of National SkillsUSA.
The community service competition evaluates local chapter activities that
benefit the community. The chapter presents its best community service project
for the year. Contestants are evaluated
on a notebook which reports their chapter’s community service project and on a
live presentation, which is given to a panel of three judges.
Winners of
the bronze medal are Richard Black of Trenton, TN, Matthew Matheny of Paris, TN
and Benjamin Thomas of Cedar Grove, TN.
SkillsUSA is
a national organization serving teachers, high school, and college students who
are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations,
including health occupations. SkillsUSA
programs include local, state and national competitions in which students
demonstrate occupational and leadership skills.
At the annual national-level Skills USA Championships, over 5,000
students competed in 87 occupational and leadership skill areas.
TCAT-McKenzie
is proud our national winners and of all our students who have competed at the
State and National level this year.
