College to hold masonry competition

High school and college students from Kansas will be attending the 2012 SkillsUSA Masonry competition and the 4th Annual Construction Trades Career Fair April 13 at the Pittsburg Construction Trades Building, 1301 E. 27th Terrace, Pittsburg.

The SkillsUSA competition will run from 7:30 a.m.--11:30 a.m.

SkillsUSA is an organization of students, teachers and industry representatives in the skilled workforce. SkillsUSA is the largest career and technical education student organization in the world. It provides professional development curriculum and opportunities for students.

FSCC's Construction Trades Program is able to host the Kansas SkillsUSA Masonry competition because of business and industry support. The competition is completely organized and judged by industry leaders.

Future craftsmen from all over the state will show off their skills during this year's competition, which is free and open to the public. Students will be competing for medals in gold, silver and bronze, prizes and the opportunity to represent the state of Kansas at the national competition in June. Only a gold medalist that scores over 80 percent of the possible points will be invited to nationals.

The FSCC Construction Trades Career Fair, an open house, will run from 8 a.m.-noon. It focuses on careers in construction.