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Assessment Demo Center at NLSC

June 1st, 2009

Have you heard about the Skill Connect Assessments, but you haven’t yet had the chance to try them yet? The SkillsUSA Work Force Ready System team will be hosting a demonstration center in Booth M (in the corner of Lobby 2500 near the Ballroom) of the SkillsUSA TECHSPO in Kansas City, June 23-25.

Advisors/Administrators are welcome to stop by for a hands-on demonstration. Over 30 career and technical education assessments areas will be demonstrated. Educators who complete the demonstration and provide feedback in the short survey will be eligible to win an Apple iTouch! One iTouch will be given away each of the three days of the TECHSPO.

2009 Washington Leadership Training Institute

June 1st, 2009

The 2009 WLTI will be held at the September 19-23, 2009 at the Hilton Washington/Dulles Airport. State association directors-please read the following to help you with registration.

Application and Registration Process
The national office has outlined steps for this year’s WLTI registration process. Students who are interested in attending MUST apply to their state office, be accepted by their state office and meet state approval prior to being registered. Advisors and other participants do not need to apply through their state office and can follow the registration steps below. WLTI application, registration, and liability/medical forms are available online. Please contact the national office at 1-800-321-8422 if you wish to have WLTI forms mailed/faxed to you; ask for Susan Trent.  Questions about the application process can be directed to Deborah Kenn Tripp at 1-800-321-8422, ext. 637 or dtipp@skillsusa.org.

NLSC 2009 Parking Information Reminder

June 1st, 2009

Parking passes for Municipal Auditorium Garage and Cathedral Parking Garage for conference week will be sold on-site only. The cost will be $45 for Municipal and $35 for Cathedral. Passes will be on sale in Lobby 2100 (north side of 13th Street), just outside the SkillsUSA Conference offices the following days and times: 

Sunday, June 21, 10:00 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Monday, June 22, 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Cash, checks, VISA and MasterCard are accepted. A map of the immediate downtown area with other parking options will be provided there. State association directors will receive one complimentary parking pass in their packets. 

Please refer to the following link for more information:

www.skillsusa.org/events/nlscparking.shtml.

Dunk Tank Returns to Nationals

June 1st, 2009

Bosch Power Tools will, once again, help raise money for the Alumni Fund by hosting a dunk tank during the 2009 SkillsUSA National Conference. We seek state directors, state officers, state trainers, national officers or others who are well known in the SkillsUSA family who can bring out a crowd to dunk them!

The dunk tank will operate Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the Bosch outdoor exhibit area. All proceeds raised by the dunk tank will benefit the Alumni Fund. Chances cost $1 a ball or 4 balls for $5. Last year, the effort raised $1,500 for the SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends Association.

Bosch seeks willing dunkees to spend an hour in the tank, and all proceeds will be tracked by state. The state raising the most funds for the alumni will be recognized by SkillsUSA and Bosch at the August State Association Director meeting.

Tank shifts are first-come, first-served from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday. Dunkees should take a swimsuit or wear clothes they do not mind getting wet. Towels will be available.

To schedule your state representative in the dunk tank, call Rebecca Langguth at Bosch at 224-232-2736 or email her at Rebecca.Langguth@us.bosch.com. If you have questions for SkillsUSA on this effort, please contact Karen Perrino at 703-737-0610 or kperrino@skillsusa.org.

How Green Are You?

June 1st, 2009

The ultimate green challenge is here. State association directors, please ask your advisors to let their students know about an online quiz to find out how “Green” they are. The students with the top scores will be entered into a drawing to win a laptop and green products. The contest prizes are sponsored by Cengage Learning. Go to our Web site at www.skillsusa.org/students/howgreen.shtml to take the quiz.

Twilight 5K Champions Run on June 24

June 1st, 2009

SkillsUSA will be holding the second annual twilight 5K Champions Run on June 24 in Kansas City during national conference. Managed by the Kansas City Track Club, the run takes place on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 7 p.m. at Liberty Memorial Park, across from Union Station and the Westin Hotel. (Runners can then proceed right across the street to the Champions Festival, but they should be sure to take a change of clothes. The conference t-shirt is required for admission to the Festival.)

 Registration is $15 per person and includes a t-shirt and a medallion for the first 300 finishers. Runners, joggers, walkers or groups are all welcome. No headphones, strollers, animals, stakes or skateboards will be allowed on the racecourse. We encourage school groups or instructors to run with their students. State officer teams or other state groups are encouraged,and we can invoice for state groups. Send registration forms to: Karen Perrino, SkillsUSA 5K Race, 14001 SkillsUSA Way, Leesburg, VA 20176. For questions, contact Karen at kperrino@skillsusa.org or 703-737-0610. Space is limited, so register early! To download a race form, go to www.skillsusa.org/supporters/alumni5k.shtml.

Alumni Committee Elections Reminder

June 1st, 2009

All registered alumni members are eligible to participate in the 2009 Alumni Coordinating Committee elections. Representatives for Regions 1, 3, and 5 will be elected on this ballot. Members residing in those regions will elect the Regional Representatives. 

Ballots will be counted at the 2009 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, and results will be announced on Friday, June 26, at the Annual Alumni Luncheon. 

Alumni members may vote by any of the following methods (one vote per registered member) using the ballot at www.skillsusa.org/downloads/PDF/alumniballot.pdf. 

  1. Download a ballot, complete it and fax it to 703-777-1306 
  2. Download a ballot, complete it and mail it to: SkillsUSA Alumni, 14001 SkillsUSA Way, Leesburg, VA 20176-5494
  3. Download a ballot, complete it and e-mail it back to kbeatty@skillsusa.org.

Members who did not receive an alumni mailing and wish to have a ballot mailed to them, please contact Karen Beatty at 703-737-0624 or kbeatty@skillsusa.org.