{"id":249800,"date":"2026-04-14T20:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249800\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:53:12","slug":"skillsusa-texas-high-school-and-college-students-competed-for-slots-at-national-competition-during-contests-hosted-by-del-mar-college-as-part-of-april-9-10-state-leadership-skills-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249800\/","title":{"rendered":"SkillsUSA Texas high school and college students competed for slots at national competition during contests hosted by Del Mar College as part of April 9-10 State Leadership &#038; Skills Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a class=\"pp_cb_imagegallery_7723977\" data-sharepath=\"https:\/\/vikingnews.delmar.edu\/asset\/f5ee9fad-31ff-4bd2-b18a-3a1ad4beef68\/skillsusa-tx-logo-2-c-transparent\" data-uuid=\"f5ee9fad-31ff-4bd2-b18a-3a1ad4beef68\" data-sourcepath=\"https:\/\/content.presspage.com\/uploads\/1912\/f5ee9fad-31ff-4bd2-b18a-3a1ad4beef68\/skillsusa-tx-logo-2-c-transparent.png?10000\" data-uploadid=\"1858550\" data-filename=\"skillsusa-tx-logo-2-c-transparent.png\" data-title=\"SkillsUSA-TX-Logo-2-c-transparent\" data-description=\"\" data-copyright=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-attr-hash=\"df1197dc1c9c0f8962a19623d51bfb76570ccf8e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1920_skillsusa-tx-logo-2-c-transparent.png\">&#13;<br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 40%;\" class=\"pp-inline-image pp-left pp-mr20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1920_skillsusa-tx-logo-2-c-transparent.png\" alt=\"SkillsUSA-TX-Logo-2-c-transparent\" title=\"SkillsUSA-TX-Logo-2-c-transparent\"\/>   &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                SkillsUSA-TX-Logo-2-c-transparent&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p>          &#13;<br \/>\n         <\/a>        <\/p>\n<p>Overall, organizers say that over 6,500 students from approximately 200 high schools, along with some college students, competed in over 150 state-level hands-on skills and leadership contests scheduled around the city. The ninth through twelfth graders and college students represented Texas\u2019 regions from Laredo to the Panhandle, and those who competed on the Windward Campus engaged with DMC programs ranging from EMS and health sciences to robotics, architecture and welding\u2013\u2013all high demand jobs the Coastal Bend region and across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Two featured contests that were held on April 10\u2013\u2013EMS and firefighting\u2013\u2013focused on student competence by demonstrating rapid trauma assessment and life-saving treatment like hemorrhage control or airway management while communicating effectively under pressure. Students also will be judged on their speed and accuracy while donning full \u201cturnout\u201d gear as they handle fire hoses, tie specialized knots and climb ladders. DMC Windward Campus features specialized training towers and fire grounds where students can demonstrate these skills in a controlled, professional setting in addition to facilities that provide realistic simulation labs where students work with advanced medical manikins and real ambulance equipment.<\/p>\n<p>    &#8216;;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; SkillsUSA-TX-Logo-2-c-transparent&#13; &#13; Overall, organizers say that over 6,500 students from approximately 200 high schools, along&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249801,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7103,31461,223,94823,27,29,28,59777],"class_list":["post-249800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-del-mar-college","tag-dmc","tag-news","tag-skillsusa-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-windward-campus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}