In its heyday during the “vo-tech” era, the SkillsUSA club from Seward County raked in the prizes and made valuable connections to business and industry partners. That tradition has been resurrected as the SCCC SkillsUSA team wraps up its second year under the leadership of instructors Scott Lickteig, drafting and design, welding instructor Tyler Mangels, and HVAC instructor Manuel Bustillos .
“It’s been a great year,” Lickteig told his assembled club members at an awards ceremony in early May. “Last year, we took third in one category at the state level and we felt pretty good about that. This year, we took 14 members, and came home with seven awards. We’re causing some heads to turn across Kansas.”