By: KNOE/Kenya Ross
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A student from the ArkLaMiss region is preparing to go to a national competition after winning first place in a regional competition for architectural drafting.
Tarren Harvey, a nontraditional student attending Texas State Technical College, will compete in the Architectural Drafting category at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta next week.
“I’ve always been keen on doing architectural drafting, but I’m open for it all. I’m... I’ve never thought about structural or civil or anything like that, but I’m doing it now, and I like it,” said Harvey.
Harvey won first place at the regional competition in Houston in the spring. Now he’s preparing to take home the national title.
“I’m practicing my drafting skills; making sure I have everything I needed - packed and loaded on my computer, so that I can... bring home the gold,” said Harvey.
Harvey studies architectural engineering drafting at Texas State Technical College and offers advice to students who plan to compete in future competitions.
“I would give them those key takeaways that I practice every day: perseverance, prayer, and patience,” said Harvey. “Those three things - it’ll take the students that come after me... it’ll take them as far as I have gone.”
The conference and competition is from June 24 - June 28, 2024. If Harvey wins, he’ll be able to compete at the WorldSkills Conference 2024 in France in September 2024.
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