Work-ready students

Joshua Lucero: Staff photo Portales High School students Isaac Vigil, left, and Tanner Rawdon, right, cut copper to inlay in a belt buckle Tuesday afternoon during the school’s vocational Metal Working Engraving class. Portales Municipal Schools Superintendent Johnnie Cain said the district is looking to add more vocational classes in the fall for students who don’t plan on attending college and those looking to get a jump start on earning college credit.