SkillsUSA’s Models of Excellence program recognizes the best chapters in the nation for the exceptional integration of the SkillsUSA Framework’s three components (Personal, Workplace and Technical Skills Grounded in Academics) into SkillsUSA chapter activities. The focus of Models of Excellence is student-led activation. These students learn and practice the skills that every employer seeks — including leadership, initiative, communication, teamwork and problem-solving—by taking the lead on all SkillsUSA activities. Their SkillsUSA instructors guide them, elevating learning from instruction to the successful application of skills. The top SkillsUSA chapters will be evaluated by a panel of judges at NLSC based on their goals, plan of action, results, evaluation and SkillsUSA Framework integration. The top three schools will be recognized on June 27 at the SkillsUSA Awards Session at State Farm Arena.
Congratulations to the following schools on being named 2025 Models of Excellence:
Arizona
Cooley Middle School
La Joya Community High School
West-MEC Northwest Campus
California
Cesar Chavez High School
Warren High School
Connecticut
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School
Florida
The Villages High School
Georgia
Camden County High School
McIntosh County Academy
South Forsyth High School
Iowa
Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School
Massachusetts
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
Greater Lowell Technical High School
Lynn Vocational Technical Institute
Nebraska
East Butler High School
New York
WEMOCO Career and Technical Education Center
WSWHE BOCES – Southern Adirondack Education Center
North Carolina
Carteret Community College
Ohio
Wayne County JVS
South Carolina
Center for Advanced Technical Studies
Tennessee
Lawrence County High School
Texas
Cleburne High School
West Virginia
Nicholas County Career and Technical Center
South Branch Career & Technical School
For more information about SkillsUSA, contact:
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