Two recently graduated Augusta County high school seniors earned top honors at the National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta.

Aiden Carpenter, from Buffalo Gap High School, and Laiken Huffer, from Riverheads High School, represented the two schools and Valley Career and Technical Center at the event in June. Higher-education

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The competition is hosted annually by SkillsUSA and brings together thousands of students from across the country. To qualify, students must earn top honors at their respective state-level contests.

Carpenter earned first place in the state-level SkillsUSA diesel technology competition earlier this year. Carpenter placed 38th in the country at the national com

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