SSHS Culinary and Robotics Students Advance to State SkillsUSA Competition
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SSHS had 21 students compete at the District 5 SkillsUSA competition at Texas State Technical College in Waco on February 6th-8th, 2020.
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Robotics competed in three different robotic technology related events including Urban Search and Rescue that challenges student to design, build, and test a robot that finds and removes an explosive planted in or around a house; Mobile Robotics that is modeled after the global VEX competitions; and lastly, Robotics and Automation Technology which has students demonstrate how to program an industrial type 6 axis arm to complete an autonomous manufacturing task. The two teams that competed in the Robotics and Automation Technology (Luis Ruiz and Austin McCain 1st; Kobe Walker and Jimmy Graham 2nd) advanced to state competition which will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas on the first weekend in April.
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Skills USA Culinary Arts participated in Regional Competition as well. Eleven students participated in four events:
Commercial Baking (THE BIRD CAKE) 3-5 tier cakes Valerie Lindsey, Jessi Booth, Logan York, Michael Mercer received a first-place ribbon advancing them to State Competition.
Commercial Baking (THE SUN CAKE) 3-5 tier cakes Michael Mercer, Andrea Munoz, Lina Pacheco, Ellie Thompson received a first-place ribbon advancing them to State Competition.
Commercial Baking – Kimberly Hernandez and Natalie Thrash received the top scores in their category.
Job Demonstration- Jatavius Williams competed well in his category.
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