Chase Eversole and Jaxson Monroe traveled to Toombs County, on December 3rd, to compete in the inaugural Georgia HEO State Championship for heavy equipment simulators. The event was hosted by the Georgia Highway Contractors Association and the Georgia Heavy Equipment Operators Program. Each of the 25 Georgia schools, that currently have a HEO Simulator program, carried their classroom champions to the Toombs County Agri Center, to find out who is the best in the state.
Chase competed on the excavator and Jaxson competed on the bulldozer. In between competitions, the students participated in break-out training sessions presented by various industry partners. This gave the students the opportunity to network and gain valuable hands-on experience. The event ended with lunch and the presenting of trophies and prizes. Out of the 25 schools, Chase placed 11th in excavator and Jaxson placed 5th in bulldozer. Overall, a good experience for our Metter MCCA Tigers.