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Drafting a Place to Live

Photo: Milton Hershey (Pa.) School. Used with permission. As part of the Milton Hershey (Pa.) High School engineering and design pathway, seniors are using Revit, architecture design software to design their own campus homes. Students create floor plans in 2-D while simultaneously creating a 3-D model of the structure of the house. These home designs may eventually be constructed on the residential campus by students in the construction and carpentry pathway. Students, many coming from impoverished backgrounds, are using hands-on STEM skills to design beautiful homes while studying for the Revit certification exam. To learn more... Read More

Baking Goods for the Homeless

Photo: J.T. Statler, A.C. Davis High School, Yakima, Wash. Used with permission. Courtnie Harrington and Emilio Hererra of A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, Wash., teamed with fellow students to create goody bags for the homeless. Each included two carrot muffins baked by the students plus packets of instant hot chocolate and oatmeal, bottled water and disposable cups, spoons and napkins. A total of 121 bags were delivered to a local homeless shelter and distributed for breakfast. The project earned a national bronze medal in SkillsUSA’s Community Action Contest. To download the contest presentation, go to:... Read More

Relevant or Irrelevant?

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim LawrenceTim appeared on the radio program “Relevant or Irrelevant” (ROI) and talked extensively about SkillsUSA and the skills gap. ROI is a radio show produced for public radio station KALA, based at St. Ambrose University, Iowa. To listen to this broadcast or other SkillsUSA Podcasts, go to: goo.gl/12VfSrcontent_copy... Read More

Solving the Workforce Struggle

Jeffrey Krause, the executive director and CEO of SME, has written an article called Solving the Workforce Struggle. He says that industry must work with associations, educators and government in order for the current and future workforce to flourish. The article highlights the SME Education Foundation and their partnership with SkillsUSA and support of our additive manufacturing competition: http://advancedmanufacturing.org/solving-workforce-struggle/... Read More

Ring in 2017 with Career Planning and Goal Setting

It’s time to kick off the new year with the help of the Career Transitions site. This is a free resource where students can: Assess their career interests by taking an online assessment Browse career paths and check out videos of real people working in the field Learn to write a résumé and cover letter With this free registration, students will receive a year’s worth of career planning tools and resources that will help ensure they are career-ready. Don’t delay, sign up today to begin to take advantage of these tools!... Read More

Article Highlights Maryland HVAC Program and SkillsUSA

This story by reporter Jon Pitts is about a growing HVAC program at Delaney High School. The article ran Dec. 21, 2016 in The Baltimore Sun (daily readership of 177,000). HVAC program at Delaney High introduces students to a thriving trade Executive Director Tim Lawrence responds to Baltimore Sun article with a Letter to the Editor on Dec. 28: www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-vocational-education-letter-20161228-story.html... Read More

Fishing for Millennials

SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence was quoted extensively in an article about recruiting millennials into the printing industry for Canvas, a digital platform that deals with the realities of today’s printing and communication industry. Lawrence’s quote was the lead for the story, and Courtney (Miller) Ferrell was also mentioned. To view or download the December of Canvas: http://www.thecanvasmag.com/2016-archive/... Read More

Motors to Build Skills and Partners

Photo: Kevin Law, Tazewell (Va.) County Career and Technical Center. Used with permission. At SkillsUSA’s national conference, instructor Mike Howington made a connection with representatives from Harley-Davidson Inc. Returning home to Tazewell (Va.) County Career and Technical Center, he was offered 20 Harley powertrains for his program in small engine and motorcycle repair. With approval from the school administration, the motors were transported from Milwaukee to Tazewell by staff from neighboring Hawg Pit Cycles, a program supporter in Bluefield, W.Va. Another Bluefield business, Cole Harley, garnered training manuals and tools for instruction. Read More

They’re Making Spirits Bright

The holidays always bring opportunities for SkillsUSA chapters to shine by serving others. Students at Westlake High School in Atlanta (top photo) adopted two families this season. Students and teachers worked together to shop for and wrap toys, clothes and coats for those in need. At Technical College High School in West Grove, Pa., SkillsUSA students at the Pennock’s Bridge Campus helped with their community’s annual Holiday Hope Chest (bottom photo). The event gives the local needy a way to holiday shop for their own families at no cost. With $5,000 in donations from community... Read More