Mikey Chase-Braden, a senior at Post Falls High School and a student at K-Tech, just won first place at the Idaho State SkillsUSA Construction Technology Competition in Boise. Braden will be moving on to the national competition.
April 15, 2025
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April 15, 2025 1:08 a.m.
Post Falls construction student to compete nationally
As his former teacher, Gretchen Bell has always had one hope for Mikey Chase Braden, “to see him thrive.” When Braden first arrived as a student at Woodland Middle School, he was reeling from a lot of complicated transitions: going through the foster care system, moving from the state he grew up in and adjusting to a new life with his grandparents in Post Falls.