The board recognized Keystone Central students who competed at the SkillsUSA national conference and won state scholarships, including $5,000 awards noted by advisers.

A presenter said students competed in categories including Health Knowledge Bowl and family and consumer sciences project design; the careers‑pathway industrial engineering team presented a community‑service classroom design and placed among the top teams at the national competition. Students described community‑service activities undertaken at the national conference (building bicycles and distributing helmets for children) and school‑level volunteer work preparing the new Liberty Curtin facility. Several students briefly described their post‑secondary plans — nursing, architecture, industrial/mechanical engineering and ROTC participation — and were congratulated by board members.

Why it matters: SkillsUSA participation provides technical and career‑readiness experience, scholarship opportunities and community‑service exposure that board members said benefit students and reflect well on district career‑technical programs.

Key details: students received state‑level scholarships (presenter referenced $5,000 scholarships at state competition); teams from the district placed highly at state and participated at nationals in Georgia; student projects included an FCS classroom design and a Health Knowledge Bowl competition. Board members thanked students and staff and urged students to maintain academic work while pursuing college plans.

Ending: Board members applauded the students for representing Keystone Central at state and national levels and noted SkillsUSA’s role in providing co‑curricular opportunities to expand students’ learning beyond the classroom.