HCAM Forensics Academy Places 7th in National Competition

Hickory Career and Arts Magnet High School (HCAM) participated in the recent 50th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Kansas City.

The conference, a showcase of career and technical education students, represented more than 15,000 students, teachers and business partners. More than 6,000 outstanding career and technical education students, all state contest winners, competed in 99 different trade, technical, and leadership fields.

Representing HCAM in the national SkillsUSA competition, the Forensics Academy, instructed by Seth Bailey, placed seventh in the national competition. The HCAM student team included Carson Freeman, Noah James and Brandi Jones.

Emily Wright, representing the HCAM Cosmetology Academy, instructed by Kim Ray, was a N.C. state winner, and she also competed on the national level at Kansas City.

Students worked against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations including electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting, culinary arts, crime scene investigation and cosmetology.

Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations. The test competencies are set by industry.

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North Carolina School Boards AssociationHCAM Forensics Academy Places 7th in National Competition