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Morris County School of Technology Student Selected as SkillsUSA
Star Award Recipient
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Denville, NJ (5/15/09) – Alex Claas, a student at the Morris County School of Technology’s Academy for Networking Information Technology and Communications, was recently awarded the SkillsUSA Star Award. Alex was one of 83 high school students from the Morris County School of Technology that competed during the NJ SkillsUSA State Championship Competition, which was a showcase for career and technical education students across the state, held on May 8th in Somerset.
The Star Award is given to an individual who has significant contributions to Skills USA. It is the highest award a SkillsUSA member can receive.
Additionally, Alex won a gold medal in Television (video) production and will representing Morris County School of Technology at the national conference in Kansas City, MO along with 17 other gold medal winners from the school.
SkillsUSA is a national partnership of students, teachers and industry, working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA chapters help students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations excel. SkillsUSA has more than 300,000 students and instructors as members. For more information, visit www.SkillsUSA.org.
The Morris County School of Technology (www.mcvts.org) offers programs for Morris County high school students, including Academic and Career Academies, Share Time Programs and Share Time Programs for Special Needs students and also available are Adult Education programs. For additional information, call the Morris County School of Technology at (973) 627-4600, located on 400 East Main St., Denville.
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