Watertown hosts regional SkillsUSA competition

Abbott Skrobak of Riverside Middle School in Watertown works on a robot. WATERTOWN - It doesn’t matter what skill level you start out with, SkillsUSA can take you where you need to be. That was the message from Emma Schwantes, a Watertown High School alumna and postsecondary state president for SkillsUSA.

Schwantes, who took part in the SkillsUSA program while a student at Watertown High School, now attends Madison College and is a huge believer in the educational program which builds student skills in a number of career areas, from electronics to welding to job interviewing and public speaking. Brook Schomburg of Pardeeville roamed the competition area with a camera, seeking out good action shots and angles while competing in the Photography category. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.



Please enable it in your browser settings. Emma Hanson of Jefferson competes in the Computer Programming category. Logan Morse of Delavan reads a manual while competing in the Power Engine category.

Joe Ketterhagen of Delavan competes in the Power Engine category. From Riverside Middle School in Watertown, Team Engineering partners Parker Wheeler and Meili Huhn develop a warning system to test a plastic blade to make sure it's installed correctly. Brady Krull and Ayden Mitchell of Jefferson do masonry work at the beginning of the Teamworks competition.

Colton Vallier and Wyatt Hunt of Jefferson High School make sure their programming is all in order before taking their robot to competition in the Urban Search and Rescue robotics category. Dillan Sztueck of the Monona Grove team competes in the electronics category. Emma Schwantes, the post secondary state president for SkillsUSA and a Watertown High School graduate, speaks to the entire conference.

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