Times staff report
Eleven Rawlins High School students won 15 medals in Casper earlier this month in the Wyoming State Skills USA conference, second only to Douglas High School for the number of medals won by 3A schools.
It was the technology and pre-engineering students’ second appearance at the state event, which had about 335 participants this year.
“I’m very proud of my students,” Jon Larson said in a release. “This is a very challenging competition and they showcased the skills they have learned very well.” Larson is the technology and pre-engineering instructor at the Carbon County Higher Education Center.
Larson’s team included seniors Donald Lehmkuhl, Devon Schmidt and Timothy Tschacher; juniors Jake Frost, Matt Hettchen, Jason Koehler, Adam Penland and Chris Sheets; sophomore Alex Dahl and freshmen Tony DeMillard and Matt Welch.
A Hettchen-Dahl duo won first place in mechatronics, the combination of mechanical, electrical and software engineering to study how the disciplines can work together to control equipment and mechanical processes.
The students gleaned other recognition from the conference including Koehler being chosen as one of seven Skills USA state officers.
Three students go on to compete in the national Skills USA conference in June. Hettchen and Dahl should compete in the national mechatronics competition.
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