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Three Ira High School teams won cash awards at Wednesday’s Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas’ annual Careers In Action video contest. Team members are (l-r) Charlotte Highfield, Rykin McCown, Anzlee Hale, Kandice Clark, Esmeralda Torres, Haley Rios, Ira technology instructor Walt Burt, Haylee Gruben, Garrett Haubert, Bryton Partain, Michael Woodard, Brayson Cox and Zane Allen.
Three Ira High School teams won cash awards for their entries in the Workforce Solutions for West Central Texas’ Careers in Action video contest, announced in Abilene Wednesday.
The team consisting of Anzlee Hale, Kandice Clark, Charlotte Highfield, Ryki McCown and Samantha Briseno won the $1,000 top prize in the overall healthcare division for their video, Nurses: Everyday Heroes.
The team of Esmeralda Torres, Haylee Gruben, Haley Rios and Garret Haubert received $500 for placing second in the Class 1A-2A division with their video, The Power is On, while the team of Michael Woodard, Bryton Partain, Zane Allen and Brayson Cox received $150 for placing second in the Class 1A-2A healthcare division for their EMT: Answering the Call video.
Seventy-nine videos submitted by 15 schools were entered in the contest. Ira technology instructor Walt Burt said Ira won the second-most money awards, behind Abilene Wylie High School.
The cash prizes will be used to purchase upgraded technology equipment for the school.
“It’s not just winning the money, although we can certainly use it,” Burt said. “But watching the kids learning how to brainstorm and work on their projects as a team was very valuable.”
Each school submitted three-minute videos highlighting various careers available in the area.
Burt said he was very pleased with the contest results.
“The kids worked really hard,” he said. “They’ve been working on their projects for roughly a month-and-a-half and they’ve been spending a lot of their out-of-school time on them.”