MPHS Electrical Technology students advance to state

Mount Pleasant High School Electrical Technology students competed in the SkillsUSA District competition on February 3-4 with five advancing to the state contest in April.

In the National Electric Code Testing event, senior Angel Nava placed 1st and senior Humberto Ramirez came in 2nd. For this contest, students are evaluated on their ability to apply and/or reference the appropriate National Electrical Code chapters, articles, and calculations.

In the Construction Wiring competition, MPHS swept the top three spots with senior Brian Ayala placing 1st, junior Eduardo Solis placing 2nd, and senior Jeremiah Segovia coming in 3rd. Competitors are required to complete a written test, a practical conduit bending exercise, and hands-on installation of a conduit system, cabling system and wiring devices. And finally, working from drawings and specification sheets, competitors are required to install an electrical system common in most residential and light commercial projects.

In addition, senior Juan Serna was named a Voting Delegate for District 5 and will be involved in choosing SkillsUSA Leadership for the 2023-2024 year.

The SkillsUSA Texas Leadership and Skills Conference is March 30-April 2 in Corpus Christi. The MPHS Electrical program instructor is Tim Davis.