Challenging times

Union Grove High School students Emily McClelland (from left), Jake Kastenson and Louis Green assemble their transportation infrastructure project Saturday during the qualifying round of the Construction Challenge at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Fifteen teams from Wisconsin, Illinois and North Dakota took part in the competition. Teams from Lomira and Chippewa Falls were selected to head to Las Vegas to compete in the national championship. The event aims to inspire high school students to seek jobs in the construction industry. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)