Chase Blackbird competes in a skills competition
Alexandria Technical & Community College recently recognized several students who competed at the local SkillsUSA competitions.
Chase Blackbird of Hutchinson placed fourth in Precision Machining Technology. Blackbird is majoring in machine tool technology.
SkillsUSA is a nationwide partnership of business and industry, vocational students, and instructors. Its goals are to motivate students, teach leadership skills, assist teachers in producing quality occupations training, and provide quality workers to business and industry.
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