SkillsUSA Massachusetts gold medalists displayed their brass grandfather clock during Dracut Old Home Day, the community’s largest event, where attendance tops 15,000. Metal fabrication students from Greater Lowell Technical High School in Tyngsboro built the clock for the 2014 state SkillsUSA Championships. Health services students displayed their own project on sports-related concussions, which won gold at the state Career Pathways Showcase competition and placed fourth at nationals. All the medalists shared the research behind their projects and how they became winners. They also offered free face-painting for children.
SkillsUSA members from Tennessee’s community and technical colleges are playing a major role in manufacturing face shields to protect Tennessee health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using 3D printers,…
Health care students and instructors from Indian Valley Vocational Center (IVVC) in Sandwich, Ill., are doing their part to help fight COVID-19 in their community. With a high need for personal protective equipment (PPE) in nearby Will County, IVVC donated over 8,500 masks…