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Chapter News

December 19, 2018

One Team Helps Another, and Everyone Becomes a Winner

Photo: Presque Isle (Maine) High School. Used with permission. Coach Brian Hamel (pictured kneeling, front row, far left) needs community funding so his Snowdogs basketball team can attend the Special…

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October 09, 2018

Furnishings and the Arts Improve Lives

Photo: Ellie Josephson, Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Used with permission. At the Vancouver (Wash.) School of Arts and Academics, students decorated and furnished a housing unit affiliated with Open…

Chapter News

October 09, 2018

Putting a Song in Their Hearts

Photo: Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School. Used with permission. With the goal of promoting patriotism and citizenship, Somerset County (N.J.) Vocational and Technical High School students Islam Soliman, Vyonce…

Chapter News

October 09, 2018

Mentors Share Vital Skills

Thanks to the Denver Project Management Institute (PMI), SkillsUSA members from the Center for Communication Technology at Thomas Jefferson High School received project management mentoring plus training in ProjectLibre…

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April 13, 2018

Spreading Kindness and Mulch

SkillsUSA Lowe’s grant helps Kennedy High students renovate a playground. Photo: Sofia Mejia, John F. Kennedy High School, Granada Hills, Calif. Used with permission. Students in architecture, digital design and…

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April 13, 2018

It’s Their Move

Less electronics, more human interaction and exercise inspired Adam Taylor and Victoria Moreau to develop a chess/checkers garden for their community in Pocomoke City, Md. Large pavers were used to…

Chapter News

April 13, 2018

An Art Gallery Shows Skills

(From left) Students Sydney Velandria, Armeen Afsharjavan, Julia Spewak and SkillsUSA National Vice President Brad Ridder enjoy a gallery opening for C.S. Monroe Tech Center students. Photo: Deborah Tripp,…

Chapter News

April 13, 2018

Developing a Safe Way

(From left) Jonathan Pena, Brian Hernandez and Joel Yahutentzi are helping the homeless. Photo: Sylmar (Calif.) Biotech Health Academy. Used with permission. Engineering club students at Sylmar (Calif.) Biotech Health…

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February 22, 2018

Using Skills and Saturdays to Grant Wish

Students at Ada Professional Technical Center in Meridian, Idaho, have spent their Saturdays granting a wish for a local man fighting cancer. Heavy snow damaged the awning at the man’s home,…

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