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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank Crooked I Gaming Center of Chesapeake Beach for their recent donation of $500 to the students of the Calvert Career and Technology Academy to assist them in attending the Skills USA competition conference in Kansas City.The students are this year’s Maryland State winning State Team.

Skills USA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. It was formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).

The Crime Scene Investigation competition is a component of the Calvert County Public Schools’ Criminal Justice program. The students learn the proper procedures for processing mock crime scenes at their individual high schools throughout the school year. They are taught such skills as measuring, photographing, sketching, and processing crime scenes.

Their skills are then displayed and judged at a tri-county competition between Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties. The three top teams from the tri-county competition move on to a Maryland State competition where they compete against the top schools from across the State of Maryland. The single winner from the Maryland State competition will advance to a National competition in Kansas City, where they will compete against the top teams from across the United States.

If there are any other organizations or individuals who like to contribute to this wonderful cause, they can make checks payable to the Calvert Career and Technology Academy.Checks can be dropped off at the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office to the attention of Sgt. Ronald Naughton or they can be taken directly to the Calvert Career and Technology Center, 330 Dorsey Road in Prince Frederick.