2019 SkillsUSA Week Chapter Grant Winners Announced
Published: January 18, 2019
Congratulations to the recipients of the SkillsUSA Week grant. These grants of up to $1,000 are sponsored in partnership with Channellock and Toyota. Chapters were selected based on their compelling narratives about how the grant funds will be used to assist in creating a SkillsUSA open house during SkillsUSA Week (Feb. 3-9) that will serve to increase community awareness and help recruit members.
Grant recipients are listed by state in alphabetical order:
Pinson Valley High School in Alabama
Earnest Pruett Center of Technology inAlabama
Willow Canyon High School in Arizona
South Pasadena High School in California
Cross Keys High School in Georgia
Gwinnett Technical College in Georgia
Hart County High in Georgia
Lumpkin County High School in Georgia
Hampshire High School in Illinois
Alfred Bonnabel High School in Louisiana
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Massachusetts
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center in Missouri
Current River Career Center in Missouri
Boonslick Technical Education Center in Missouri
Cass Career Center in Missouri
Davis H. Hart Career Center in Missouri
Hannibal Career and Technical Center in Missouri
Macon Area Career and Technical Education Center in Missouri
Plains Public Schools in Montana
Southeast Region Career and Technology Center in North Dakota
Cozad Community Schools in Nebraska
Southeast Community College in Nebraska
The Career Academy in Nebraska
Dona Ana Community College in New Mexico
Catawba Valley Community College in North Carolina
Columbus Career and College Academy in North Carolina
High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in New York
Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School in New York
Upper Valley Career Center in Ohio
A.W. Beattie Career Center in Pennsylvania
Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center (Woonsocket Education Department) in Rhode Island
W.M. Davies Career and Technical High School in Rhode Island
Beacon Charter High School in Rhode Island
Lawrence County High School in Tennessee
Johnson County High School in Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Ripley
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Dickson/Clarksville
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Murfreesboro
Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Elizabethton
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Oneida/Huntsville
Garland Independent School District – Lakeview Centennial in Texas
Construction Careers Academy in Texas
Pulaski County Technical Education Center in Virginia
The Academy of Virginia Randolph in Virginia
New Horizons Regional Education Center Butler Farm in Virginia
Blacksburg High School in Virginia
Bay Port High School in Wisconsin
Antigo High School in Wisconsin
Monongalia County Technical Education Center in West Virginia
SkillsUSA is sending eight skilled competitors to Lyon, France on Sept. 10-15 to compete in seven events during the 47th biennial WorldSkills Competition.
SkillsUSA students have been elected as national officers to serve more than 400,000 members for the 2024-25 school year. The 14 high school and college/postsecondary students will serve as advocates for SkillsUSA and career and technical education (CTE) and will lead two national conferences, facilitate sessions for students and instructors and advocate on behalf of SkillsUSA to elected officials and representatives of business and industry as they represent the national organization at various events.
