CPTC Students Compete at National SkillsUSA Event

By Jean Borst

Students from Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) joined more than 6,500 top competitors from across the country at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference held in Atlanta this June. The prestigious annual event celebrates excellence in high school and post-secondary career and technical education (CTE).

[caption id="attachment_7131" align="aligncenter" width="536"] Lee Aurand-Hosey (center), president of Boilermakers Local 454, was so impressed by the skills of CPTC’s Welding program students that he offered them jobs on the spot. From left: CPTC students Leonardo Rosas Velazquez, Jack Eason and Ellia Bader-Williams. Welding program instructor Amelia Riojas is pictured at right.[/caption]

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