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New York Times
18-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
The Tiny Home Construction Contest Is a Big Deal in This Texas Town
The plumber, the mason, the electrician and the carpenter arrived a full hour early to collect their blueprints. They had two days in June to build an eight-foot by 10-foot tiny home inside the convention center in downtown Atlanta. They knew little else about their assignment, but they were anxious to get started. And they were ready to win. The four-person crew, all students at Belton High School in Belton, Texas, were defending the school's title as the reigning national champions of mock tiny home construction. Every year, around 6,700 students participate in roughly 115 trade contests like auto mechanics, baking, cosmetology and robotics at the SkillsUSA Championships. In Belton, a town of open fields and highways halfway between Waco and Austin, the prize for home construction could make the students stars. The teens could get a segment on the local television station, a spread in the front of the yearbook, a giant banner strung up in the high school wood shop and attention from local and national homebuilders who scout their school and the convention for talent. Belton High was the winningest in the 23-year history of the national TeamWorks contest, taking the top prize three times, including last year. But those boys had graduated and the new crew had never competed at this level. And yet, the new team — the plumber Joseph Fuentes, the mason Bryson Necessary, the electrician Erik Schiller and the carpenter Jack Clark — knew that winning was expected. They could sense it from their coach when he said things like, 'You've got to be on your A game — like a boxer.' Or by the fact that their school's principal was going to wake up at 4 a.m. and fly 1,000 miles to see them compete. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Belton HS students detained after alcohol theft, car crash
Belton, Tx (FOX44) – Belton police say a car fleeing officers Thursday after an alcohol theft crashed at Belton High school and two students were detained. Police reported that about 1:30 p.m. Thursday police had responded to the Walmart for a report of a theft that had just occurred. Police were told that two young males had taken alcohol and fled from the store. Police were given the license plate and a check showed the vehicle belonged to a Belton High School student. Police said school resource officers and Belton ISD Security began to look for the suspects at school. The vehicle and the theft suspects were located in the high school parking lot with police saying the driver fled from security and school staff. The car crashed into a fence at the school and continued to flee with the second suspect still in the vehicle. They were located at the Goodwill (2601 Commerce St) and detained for theft and minor in consumption of alcohol. The driver was also charged with DUI-minor and Failing to Stop and Leave Information for the crash. After the suspects crashed into the fence and fled, Belton High School was on a brief secure status while officers searched for the suspects. Once they were in custody approximately 10 minutes later, the secure was lifted. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
