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CHESTERFIELD - Five teams comprised of 29 high school students, more than double the turnout of last year's competition, participated in this year's Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp, part of Dream It. Do It. Virginia's outreach program.

The four-day camp, held at the Industrial Corporation Center in Chester, culminated in a competition on Saturday morning, where teams were given 90 minutes to produce as many clocks as efficiently as possible using drilling machines, laptop software and paint to construct them. 

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An analysis by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) has found that Hispanic and Latino students are attending the state's community colleges in record numbers.


The report, presented to the State Board for Community Colleges, says that Hispanic and Latino student enrollment grew nearly 58 percent from 2009-2013 and the number of Hispanic graduates increased 150 percent during that time period.