Real-world skills found through CTE

Hays High senior Trent Hawkins checked every corner and hiding place of a room with his flashlight. 

A building search team, comprised of Hays High students, swept the room, just as they had learned in their criminal justice courses.

The exercise was one of several competitions that made up the USA Skills Competition in Waco, of which Hawkins and 13 other students attended last weekend. The competition provides students all over Central Texas a chance to apply the skills gained from Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.