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Duval County Public Schools' Students Advance to State Technical Competition
77 Duval County Public Schools’ students recently qualified for the SkillsUSA Florida state competition.
These students, from Frank H. Peterson and A. Philip Randolph Academies of Technology, competed in SkillsUSA’s Florida Region II competition and advanced to the state competition, to be held April 20-22 in Bradenton.
Peterson students received 51 medals: 30 gold, 13 silver and eight bronze, while the students from Randolph received 26 medals: four gold, 14 silver and eight bronze.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force.
"The astounding number of medals proves that our district is reaching its mission of ensuring that our students graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in post-secondary education or the workforce," said Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals.
Students selected as state winners will have a chance to compete at the national conference from June 21-26 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Click
here for a list of DCPS' SkillsUSA Florida Region II State Qualifiers.
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