Photos: SkillsUSA construction competition in Tucson
Students from throughout Tucson and Southern Arizona competed at the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Championships at Catalina High Magnet School on Feb. 15, 2019. Construction professionals judge the skills of about 150 students from local high school students who are preparing to enter the industry in six categories; Construction Technology, Advanced Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Masonry, and TeamWorks, which involves a four-person team building a project from a blueprint.
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Catalina Magnet High School senior AJ Mercer. 18, attaches hanger straps to a cast iron drain pipe beneath a sink during the SkillsUSA competition's plunging category at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson.
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Carpentry was the largest category during the SkillsUSA competition at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson.
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Canyon Del Oro sophomores Adrianna Ramos, left, and Kaylynn Pottinger, work together on an Arizona Chair, a local version of the adirondack chair, during the SkillsUSA competition at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson, AZ.
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Participants not only build but get experience in reading and following plans during the SkillsUSA competition at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson.
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It's all about precision and teamwork during the SkillsUSA competition at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson, AZ.
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Long-time volunteers tear Bob Plimpton, center, goes over some instructions with CDO high School sophomore Cayleb Stewart, right, during the SkillsUSA competition's Electrical category at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson.
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Luis Villa, left, from STAR Academic High School, uses his hammer to level a block on a pony wall during the SkillsUSA competition's masonry category at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson.
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Catalina sophomore Arturo Preciado, 16, gets some tips on this waste & vent pipe sanitary cross from plumber Rudy Garcia Jr. from Tucson's R G & Sons Plumbing during the SkillsUSA competition at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson, AZ. Many local tradespeople volunteered as helpers and judges in the competition.
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Catalina senior Hayes Salt, 18, sports a cowboy hardhat as he works on building a stud wall during the SkillsUSA competition at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson.
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Catalina sophomore Arturo Preciado, 16, gets some tips on this waste & vent pipe sanitary cross from plumber Rudy Garcia Jr. from Tucson's R G & Sons Plumbing during the SkillsUSA competition at Catalina Magnet High School on February 15, 2019 in Tucson, AZ. Many local tradespeople volunteered as helpers and judges in the competition.
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