Kenosha County students to compete in SkillsUSA conference [Video]

High school students across Kenosha County are gearing up for the SkillsUSA state conference in Madison on Tuesday.

Founded in 1973, SkillsUSA Wisconsin is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives “working together to ensure America has the skilled workforce needed to stay competitive,” according to organizers.

From photography to mechanics, the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference is an opportunity for career and technical education students to showcase everything they’ve learned and the skills they’ve acquired in a particular category.

Each category holds different forms of assessments during the competition, with some requiring a written test, some requiring a demonstration and some requiring both.

Kenosha Unified

Competing from LakeView Technology Academy will be Uriel Acuna, Meriem Alili, Benson Borter, Gideon Brodjeski, Garrison Bryant, Jessica Camacho, Aeliana Carpenter, Tyerone Chen, Alyson Dahl, Katelyn Dahl, Vanessa Dickerson, Destiny Garcia, Jane Gerstung, Sumaya Hasani, Saniya Iqbal, Katie Kasalajtis, Timofey Kudryavtsev, Isaac Lee, Cameron …