The SkillsUSA championships in Atlanta, Georgia, recognized local student’s excellency, showcasing their career and technical education skills obtained through the Excelsior Springs Area Career Center. Skill point certificates were awarded to national contestants who met a threshold contest score and represented students’ workplace readiness for their occupational specialty. Each certificate, once received, can be added to the employment portfolio to indicate the students’ knowledge and proficiency for their specific career training. Students invited to the event demonstrated their technical, workplace and personal skills in 110 hands-on competitions in robotics, automotive technology, drafting, criminal justice, aviation maintenance, firefighting and public speaking. “More than 6,000 students from every state in the nation participated in the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships,” said SkillsUSA Executive Director Chelle Travis. Each student who obtained a skill point had been awarded a…