Photos: Southern Arizona high schoolers compete in the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition
More than 120 Southern Arizona high school students compete in the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition Friday at Catalina High School.
A collection of industry professionals will judge students competing in seven trade categories; Construction Tech, Advanced Carpentry, Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing, Cabinetry, and Team Works, which involves a four-person team building a project from a blueprint.Â
Kate McEuen, a student at Canyon del Oro high school uses a brick trowel to place wet cement on a brick in the Masonry section of the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024. Students from different Southern Arizona high schools compete in one of seven trade categories; Construction Tech, Advanced Carpentry, Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing, Cabinetry, and Team Works, which involves a four-person team building a project from a blueprint.
A high school student uses a tape measurer to cut a wooden plank to the proper size while building a picnic table for the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024. Students from different Southern Arizona high schools compete in one of seven trade categories; Construction Tech, Advanced Carpentry, Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing, Cabinetry, and Team Works, which involves a four-person team building a project from a blueprint.
Kasey O’Connor, a employee with RG and Sons Plumbing helps Angel Borboa Bringas, a student from Catalina Magnet High School as he cuts a cast iron plumbing pipe in the Plumbing section of the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
Mackynzie Ward, a student from Sahuarita High School uses a leveler to ensure her lines are balanced in the advanced carpentry section of the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
Sandra Castro, a student from San Manuel High School uses a compound miter saw to make a straight angled cut while her partner William Smith keeps the wooden plank steady during the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
A high school student measures his base while he competes in the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
The sawdust tray fills as students continuously cut wood planks and slabs during the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
Jeremiah Ngandu, a student from Catalina Magnet High School runs a slab of wood through a table saw in the Cabinetry section of the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
A girl hands her partner a rafter square to properly measure various planks of wood before cutting and assembling during the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
A high school student uses a brick trowel to place wet cement on a brick in the Masonry section of the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
Mikayla Martinez, a student at Canyon del Oro High School wears a hard hat while competing in the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
Two people measure wooden planks while competing in the team works section of the SkillsUSA Region 6 Construction Competition at Catalina High School, 3645 East Pima Street, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2024.
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