{"id":773,"date":"2026-02-06T14:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/tidewater\/?p=773"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:22:20","slug":"recap-skills-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/tidewater\/2026\/02\/06\/recap-skills-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Skills USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"773\" class=\"elementor elementor-773\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21e5912 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21e5912\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-799a261\" data-id=\"799a261\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1251ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1251ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 02\/06\/2026<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Arcadia High School<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 25<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Acoustical Sheetmetal Company- Developed Project for Skills USA competition<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>This Skills USA Competition was held at Arcadia High School. 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