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SkillsUSA Selects Atlanta for Future Conference Site

Contacts: Jane Short or Karen Kitzel, SkillsUSA 703-737-0612, jshort@skillsusa.org 703-737-0607, kkitzel@skillsusa.org National Student Organization Announces Conference Move in 2021 Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA, a national non-profit partnership of career-focused students, instructors and industry, has announced a new venue for its annual celebration of world-class workers and responsible American citizens. Atlanta and the world-renowned Georgia World Congress Center have been awarded a contract for hosting the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) starting in 2021. The SkillsUSA NLSC is a weeklong convention attended by students and instructors in career and technical... Read More

SkillsUSA Alumni Newsletter: March 2016

The March edition of the SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends newsletter has been published and emailed to all subscribers. You can read it here. If you’d like to subscribe to receive future issues, visit this link. Read More

Going for Gold, SkillsUSA Helps Volvo CE North America Celebrate Articulated Hauler’s 50th Anniversary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SkillsUSA contacts: Jane DeShong Short or Karen Kitzel 703-777-8810, jshort@skillsusa.org or kkitzel@skillsusa.org Volvo is launching promotion to celebrate the construction industry and support of students entering construction careers SkillsUSA is joining forces with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their articulated hauler. Volvo CE created a custom-painted “Golden Hauler,” which is traveling around the United States and Canada to make special appearances at local dealers. SkillsUSA members in transportation-related programs in several states will be invited to welcome the hauler at a local dealer near their school, before... Read More

A Grand Drive to End Poverty Everywhere

Lehi (Utah) High School students collected one “grand” to support Let’s End Poverty and to spread awareness worldwide. Within two weeks, these students collected and sorted bags of donations including clothing, shoes, books and household items and filled 1,000 plastic garbage bags. Funds generated from sales of these items are sent to the Choice Humanitarian organization for the needy in locations around the globe. Learn more at: www.letsendpoverty.com. Read More

Civic duty? Check

“If you don’t do anything, you can’t control the government. It’s your right as a citizen. You might as well use it,” says Colin Clark, a graphic and visual communications student. Clark was one of many who took advantage of the voter-registration station set up by SkillsUSA students at Southern Adirondack Education Center in Hudson Falls, N.Y. The station included a display with the top 10 reasons to vote. Those who registered received an eagle pin plus a certificate for a free cookie made by culinary arts students. Voter registration in Hudson Falls, N.Y. Photo: Jeffrey Plummer, Southern Adirondack ... Read More

Not Down the Drain

Caitlin Monagle and McKenzie Hartman, environmental technology students at Minuteman High School in Lexington, Mass., have installed decals at catch basins that direct storm water into nearby Morses Pond, a local recreation area. The decals alert residents to not dump paints, trash and other pollutants into drains. Monagle and Hartman worked closely with a local Boy Scout troop as well as George Saraceno, Wellesley (Mass.) Department of Public Works senior engineer, who coordinates a townwide effort to educate people about stormwater management. The students competed in SkillsUSA’s Community Action Project event. According to their contest report, stormwater management is... Read More

A Virtual Step Back in Time

In Grand Rapids, Mich., students at Kent Career Technical Center and Kent Innovation High School are collaborating on a virtual tour of Historic Fort Wayne (Ind.), site of a battle during the War of 1812. In a cross-discipline effort, students photographed re-enactors, built models and then created digital 3-D replicas for the tour. Once it’s complete, students everywhere will be able to tour the fort via a Web browser. The school teams also developed a coloring book (shown above, in use at the fort) and lesson plans for kindergarten through sixth grade. Photo: Patrick Badovinac, Kent Career and Technology Center, Grand... Read More

Lowe’s Social Media Challenge Winners Announced

The results are in, and SkillsUSA is thrilled to announce the Lowe’s/SkillsUSA Social Media Challenge winners! 1st Place, $25,000 community service grant — Palestine High School, Palestine, Texas 2nd Place, $10,000 community service grant — Capital Region BOCES, Albany, N.Y. 3rd Place, $8,000 community service grant — Palm Beach Charter Schools/Inlet Grove Community High School, Riviera, Fla. The campaign, which was held during SkillsUSA week, aimed to promote the Lowe’s/SkillsUSA partnership, SkillsUSA, career and technical education and local Lowe’s/SkillsUSA relationships. The campaign was a competitive process, held in three phases. The first phase included the submission of... Read More

SkillsUSA Alumni Newsletter: January 2016

The latest issue of the SkillsUSA Alumni and Friends newsletter has been emailed to our list. You can read it online here. If you’d like to subscribe, please fill out this form. Read More