Students from the Lake City High School's Career and Technology program traveled to the State Fairgrounds in Columbia to compete in the state’s SkillsUSA competition held March 2-5.
Every year, members from across the state meet to compete for state championships in leadership, occupational, and skill-related competitions. Students have the opportunity to showcase their talents within a wide variety of events, including those associated with their career cluster.
When competitions were completed, LCHS brought home awards in masonry and medical terminology.
Conner Lane earned a bronze medal in the masonry competition and Solomon Nelson finished fifth. The competition highlights skills training in the masonry industry. Competitors are expected to construct a composite brick and block project within a six-hour period that tests their ability to meet industry standards in quality. Students are judged on the most frequently used details in masonry construction.
Zykerah Session earned a gold medal in medical terminology with Na'Khiyah Singletary receiving silver and Kamarie Epps receiving bronze. This competition evaluates the knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations used by an individual preparing for employment in the health occupations fields. Competitors must demonstrate knowledge of medical word roots, prefixes, suffixes, medical word building and medical abbreviations by successfully answering the questions. The competition consists of two total tests, the Medical Terminology test and the SkillsUSA Professional Development test.
