On the Cover: SkillsUSA Champion Ramon Rincon of West New York, N.J. Photo by Lloyd Wolf.

By E. Thomas Hall
In a sales career spanning 20 years, is it really possible to stay true to your ethics? How one life was forever changed by SkillsUSA’s leadership components. [Read]

By Tom Kercheval
National Honor Society? French Club? Yearbook? Community organization? Faced with a dizzying array of opportunities, this student found the right fit in SkillsUSA — and became its high school division president. [Read]

By Ann P. Schreiber
Going to college is hard enough — but in a foreign country? Learn the secrets of survival from these former SkillsUSA national officers. [Read]