Kern High School District’s ROC CTEC students recently brought home 42 medals from the 2023 State Leadership and Skills Conference held in Ontario, California with 10 students qualifying for the National Conference held later this month in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual SkillsUSA conference was a showcase of career and technical education (CTE) students in the state with over 100 outstanding students from the ROC CTEC chapter competed in over 30 different trade, technical, and leadership events.

During the state SkillsUSA competition, the CTE students worked against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations such as Automotive Refinishing Technology, Criminal Justice, Information Technology Services, Audio/Radio Production, Carpentry, Advertising Design and Welding Fabrication. All contests are run by SkillsUSA with the help of industry, trade associations and labor organizations, testing competencies set by industry.

In addition, leadership contestants demonstrated their skills, which included American Spirit, Outstanding Chapter, Chapter Display, Opening & Closing Ceremonies and conducting meetings using parliamentary procedure. Top student winners received gold, silver and bronze medallions.