Northern students honored at national Skills USA competition

Two students from technical education programs at Montana State University-Northern have won the nation’s highest awards at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference.

• Joseph Vernon of Havre was awarded a skill point certificate in diesel equipment technology.

• Connor Schnicke, also of Havre, was awarded a skill point certificate in automotive service technology.

Industry leaders representing more than 600 businesses, corporations, trade associations and unions recognized the students for demonstrating excellence in 100 hands-on occupational and leadership competitions, such as robotics, criminal justice, aviation maintenance and public speaking.