Robotics, culinary arts teams headed for state

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  • Sulphur Springs High School students who competed in robotics at the SkillsUSA contest in Waco earlier in February were: (from left) Luis Ruiz, Kobe Walker, Isabelle Thesing, James Draper, Austin McCain, Matthew Robinson, Clancy Mayo, Stanley Alba, Emily Soto And Jimmy Graham. Courtesy/SSHS via Jenny Arledge
    Sulphur Springs High School students who competed in robotics at the SkillsUSA contest in Waco earlier in February were: (from left) Luis Ruiz, Kobe Walker, Isabelle Thesing, James Draper, Austin McCain, Matthew Robinson, Clancy Mayo, Stanley Alba, Emily Soto And Jimmy Graham. Courtesy/SSHS via Jenny Arledge
  • Valerie Lindsey of Sulphur Springs High School placed third at Region competition in the Cupcake Battle with her rose garden-themed cupcakes. The win advances her to the State competition. Courtesy/SSHS via Pam Carter
    Valerie Lindsey of Sulphur Springs High School placed third at Region competition in the Cupcake Battle with her rose garden-themed cupcakes. The win advances her to the State competition. Courtesy/SSHS via Pam Carter
  • Rose garden-themed cupcakes by Valerie Lindsey. Courtesy/SSHS via Pam Carter
    Rose garden-themed cupcakes by Valerie Lindsey. Courtesy/SSHS via Pam Carter
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Sulphur Springs High School had 21 students compete at the District 5 Skills USA competition at Texas State Technical College in Waco Feb. 6-8.

"All the students worked hard and performed well," said Jenny Arledge, director of college and career readiness and CTE director at SSHS.

Robotics competed in three different robotic technology-related events, including Urban Search and Rescue that challenges student to design, build and test a robot that finds and removes an explosive planted in or around a house; Mobile Robotics that is modeled after the global VEX competitions; and Robotics and Automation Technology which has students demonstrate how to program an industrial type six-axis arm to complete an autonomous manufacturing task.

The two teams that competed in the Robotics and Automation Technology consisted of Luis Ruiz and Austin McCain, who took first place, and Kobe Walker and Jimmy Graham in second place, advanced to state competition

State will be held in Corpus Christi on the first weekend in April.

Skills USA Culinary Arts participated in Regional competition as well. Eleven students participated in four events.

• Commercial Baking --- In the three to five tier cakes category, Valerie Lindsey, Jessi Booth, Logan York and Michael Mercer received a first-place ribbon for their bird cake, advancing them to State competition.

• Commercial Baking --- In the three to five tier cakes category, Michael Mercer, Andrea Munoz, Lina Pacheco and Ellie Thompson received a first-place ribbon for their sun cake, advancing them to State competition.

• Commercial Baking --- Kimberly Hernandez and Natalie Thrash received the top scores in their category.

• Job Demonstration

Jatavius Williams competed well in his category.