A squad from Arlington Career Center came home with a Skill Point Certificate at the 2024 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Georgia.
The team consisted of Emory Loughry, Zoe Patchen, Kiara Epps and Caroline Schwebach, who competed in the video-news-production category after winning the state championship earlier in the year.
A total of 6,000 students descended on Atlanta for the national competition.
SkillsUSA is a national organization that focuses on leadership skills for high-school students. Students are given the opportunity to compete in contests against their peers at the local, state and national levels. All contests are run and judged by industry leaders.