Amarillo College will host a SkillsUSA competition on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Amarillo College Innovation Outpost, bringing together high school students, industry professionals and educators for a hands-on, real-world learning experience.The event will feature student competitors from area high schools and will be judged by Amarillo College faculty and staff, members of the College’s Business Leadership Councils, and professionals from the Amarillo community. AmTech Career Academy is also partnering in support of the event.

The first students to complete the Construction Technology Program that Ernie Sheets launched a couple years ago at Amarillo College will cross the stage at Spring Commencement, and their mentor’s emotions will be running high.

“Sometimes I get a little teary-eyed just thinking about it,” said Sheets, who at AC coordinates construction technology and additionally serves as chairman for all the manufacturing programs. “Those students have become things they didn’t realize they could be,” – carpenters, cabinet makers, a plumber, and more.