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Excellence in Action Award for CTE Programs

Advance CTE encourages schools to apply for the 2018 Excellence in Action award to showcase the work of their students and instructors at the national level. This award honors innovative and high-impact programs across the 16 career clusters that prepare students for the real world. Applications will be open to high schools and postsecondary institutions on Oct. 2. To apply, go to: https://careertech.org/excellence-action-award. If you have questions, email Katie Fitzgerald at awards@careertech.org. ... Read More

SkillsUSA Members Joined by Secretary of Education In Support of Career and Technical Education

Over 500 Rally on Capitol Hill Before Congressional Visits Secretary of the Department of Education Betsy DeVos and SkillsUSA’s National Officer Team Leesburg, Va. — Students representing career and technical education (CTE) programs in 29 states met with congressional representatives Sept. 26 after hearing the Secretary of Education call SkillsUSA “an integral part of their educational experience.” The students were attending the annual Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI) to learn to be better advocates for public career education. During the Sept. 23-27 event, they visited their congressional representatives and paid respects at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknowns as... Read More

A Slice of Life for Those in Hunger

SkillsUSA Minnesota recently participated in the 363 Days food program by preparing and donating more than 1,000 sandwiches for the homeless and hungry. The project supports the work of Allen Law, a teacher in the Inner City Minneapolis Public School System for 32 years. Law, the sole delivery person, spends every night from 9 p.m. to 10 a.m. driving the inner-city streets of the Twin Cities in search of people to help. Learn more here: www.363days.org/index.html. Photo: SkillsUSA Minnesota. Used with permission. Read More

Services Help Take Minds Off Illness

Every third Thursday of each month, 11th-grade cosmetology students in Newark, Del., travel to Nemours Alfred I. du Pont Hospital for Children in Wilmington. They provide salon services to patients and their families. Gaining job experience as they provide quality services, these SkillsUSA members from Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School are helping patients briefly escape from the stress and challenges of serious illness. See their chapter’s Community Service contest Prezi here: http://prezi.com/wrnwmhh8vrql/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy. Read More

Helping Find a Way Home

Students at W.F. Kaynor Technical High School in Waterbury, Conn., partner with Acts 4 Ministry Inc., a nondenominational group that supports families in need. To help homeless clients transition into housing, students raised $1,300 for bed linens and household items by hosting a charity dodgeball game. At the ministry’s facility, students sorted donations for the thrift store, washed dishes, loaded trucks, cleaned, reviewed applications and helped with inputting data. They also helped clients “shop” for donated clothes, worked in the laundry, cleaned the client shower between uses and served food. Carpentry students fixed and assembled furniture. To raise awareness of... Read More

Nonpartisan Event Draws Voters

At Southwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas, students created a nonpartisan meet-and-greet event with local and national political candidates and referendum representatives. To promote the candidates night and encourage voter registration, SkillsUSA members worked with government classes. Seniors made presentations to underclassmen and reached out to local businesses, community groups and news media. They also created a social-media campaign, #SWCTACandidateNight. Refreshments were prepared by culinary arts students, and snacks were sold to raise funds. The chapter’s Community Service contest team presented this project and earned a bronze medal at nationals. See their PowerPoint below: Photo: Southwest Career... Read More

SkillsUSA WorldTeam Celebrated at Send-Off Event Prior to International Competition

Visits to UAE Embassy, U.S. Department of Education and Partner Reception Leesburg, Va. — The SkillsUSA WorldTeam traveled to our nation’s capital Sept. 12 for an official briefing at the U.S. Department of Education. While in Washington, the team visited the embassy of the United Arab Emirates, host of the upcoming WorldSkills Competition, to better understand its commerce and culture. SkillsUSA’s industry partners later celebrated the team with a send-off reception. The SkillsUSA WorldTeam went to the Department of Education for a private briefing in the Secretary of Education’s conference room. Leading the meeting was James Manning,... Read More

Massachusetts Teacher Wins “Mega Prize”

Larry Lambert, a programming and web instructor from Minuteman Career and Technical High School in Lexington, Mass., enjoyed a fantastic “mega prize” provided by Asurion. Lambert won the drawing at a reception for SkillsUSA’s 100-percent advisors and chapters of distinction during its June national conference in Louisville, Ky. Joined by his wife, Joanne, Lambert attended a Sept. 8 reception with SkillsUSA staff and toured the national headquarters. Later that day, the couple went sight-seeing in Washington, D.C., with SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence. The prize package also included tickets to a Washington Nationals game, which several... Read More

Join Carhartt In Lending A Hand To Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Carhartt, America’s premium workwear brand since 1889, is conducting a nationwide clothing drive at its 30 company stores in partnership with One Warm Coat, an organization that provides clothing to those in need, free of charge. These consumer-driven donations, along with Carhartt workwear products, will be delivered to the people affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. Read the full story on PR Newswire. Read More