SLIDE SHOW: Region’s high school students compete in annual Skills USA competition
Published 2:01 pm Friday, February 28, 2025
Monroe County Area Technology Center welding fabrication team Kole Bowman, William Massey and Michael Dyer weld together parts of a miniature bridge girder they built during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Hart County Area Technology Center welding fabrication team Gage Goodman, Trenton Branstetter and Isaac Logsdon work to weld together parts of a miniature bridge girder they built during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Willie Johns of Barren County Area Technology Center works on wiring motors circuits during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Area high school students from Area Technology Centers in the region compete in wiring circuits, lights, outlet boxes and other components of electrical boxes during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Hunter Hewett of Allen County CTC works to install new breaks on a vehicle during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Hunter Hewett of Allen County CTC works to install new breaks on a vehicle during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Warren County Area Technology Center welding fabrication team Kevin Wiseman, Matthew Green and Bladamir Mindez-Rivas weld together parts of a miniature bridge girder they built during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Allen County Technical Center welding fabrication team Danny Morris, Keagan Petty and Andrew Woods work to weld together parts of a miniature bridge girder they built during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Area high school students from Area Technology Centers in the region compete in wiring circuits, lights, outlet boxes and other components of electrical boxes during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Area high school students from Area Technology Centers in the region compete in wiring circuits, lights, outlet boxes and other components of electrical boxes during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Warren County Area Technology Center welding fabrication team Kevin Wiseman, Matthew Green and Bladamir Mindez-Rivas measure out and mark parts to a miniature bridge girder they welded together during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
Franklin-Simpson Career and Technical Center welding fabrication team Daniel Boles, James Gregory and Alex Figueroa measure out parts to a miniature bridge girder they welded together during the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. GRACE MCDOWELL / DAILY NEWS
High school students from Allen, Barren, Butler, Franklin-Simpson, Hart, Logan, Monroe and Warren County Area Technical Centers gathered to compete in the annual Region 5 Skills USA competition at Bowling Green’s Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The competition included activities in a variety of occupational skills and leadership areas, including building trades, automotive technology, electrical fields, advanced manufacturing and welding fabrication. Region winners will move on to state and national levels.
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