Tucker Owens, 16, of Durango High School, works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Nineteen students from Durango, Ignacio and Bayfield high schools participated in building cabinets, framing a shed and welding. The top two winners of each category will move on to state and national competitions. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Tucker Owens, 16, of Durango High School, works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Nineteen students from Durango, Ignacio and Bayfield high schools participated in building cabinets, framing a shed and welding. The top two winners of each category will move on to state and national competitions. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Larissa Espinosa, 16, of Ignacio High School, works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing against five others in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Larissa Espinosa, 16, of Ignacio High School, works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing against five others in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Kylynd Parrish, 17, of Bayfield High School, looks over building plans while constructing a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Kylynd Parrish, 17, of Bayfield High School, looks over building plans while constructing a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Brandon Blevins, 15, of Ignacio High School works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Brandon Blevins, 15, of Ignacio High School works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Gage Diamond, 17, of Bayfield High School works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Gage Diamond, 17, of Bayfield High School works on building a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Memphis Miller, 18, of Bayfield High School, constructs a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Memphis Miller, 18, of Bayfield High School, constructs a garden shed on Friday while competing in the Region 8, SkillsUSA Competition in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca