Del Rio High School team places first place in criminal justice competition

The 9th Annual SWTJC Criminal Justice Competition was held Friday, April 11, on the Uvalde campus.



Del Rio High School took top honors in the team competition, which included a total of 21 teams from across south and southwest Texas.

Southwest Post 3055 earned second place and SAISD Post 8034 placed third.More than 400 students took part in the event which featured competition in 13 events including fingerprinting, push-ups, sit-ups, patdown frisk search and arrest, crime scene, felony traffic team stop, domestic violence, shooting simulator, criminal justice quiz bowl, mile run and 100-meter run.

"I want thank everyone who volunteered to make this year's competition a success," said Director of Outreach, Michelle Torres.

SWTJC’s criminal justice department, along with the outreach department, coordinated the daylong event.