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Lewiston Regional Tech students approved to compete at SkillsUSA nationals; committee OKs trip amid $30,000 fundraising plan
Summary
The school committee approved a trip for 13 Lewiston Regional Technical Center (LRTC) students to attend the SkillsUSA national conference in Atlanta. LRTC staff described competition successes, a roughly $2,300 per-student cost and a $30,000 trip total, and outlined fundraising plans.
Lewiston Public Schools on April 7 approved a request for 13 Lewiston Regional Technical Center students to travel to the SkillsUSA national conference in Atlanta, with staff and advisers describing recent state-level success and a fundraising plan to cover about $30,000 in estimated costs.
Assistant Director Matt West said the delegation includes 13 students — nine of them in first-year LRTC programs and four returning competitors — who won at the state level and qualified for nationals. "We have 5 students up here who represent SkillsUSA" West said as the committee honored the students and their advisers. "Our cost per student is about $2,300 per student... So…
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