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Chapter News

December 19, 2018

Learn, Give, Empower

Photo: Orange Technical College, Orlando, Fla. Used with permission. At Orange Technical College in Orlando, Fla., students have conducted numerous projects that help them meet their community service theme: Learn,…

Chapter News

December 19, 2018

Because High School Can Be Scary

In Stockton, Calif., to quell the anxiety of incoming freshman, some of the upperclassmen at Cesar Chavez High School agreed to connect with those who signed up for mentoring during…

Features

December 19, 2018

Ignore Email Solicitations Claiming to Sell SkillsUSA Lists

Periodically, people affiliated with SkillsUSA receive emails from various companies trying to sell an attendee list from one of our conferences or from SkillsUSA TECHSPO. These are not…

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…

Alumni

December 17, 2018

SkillsUSA Alumni News: December 2018

Pictured above, top row, left to right: Heather Carpentieri (state-level competitor), Josie Wolfe (past national officer and national medalist), Sierra Slocum (regional competitor); bottom row, left to right: Jacqueline Mearman…

Features Press Releases

November 05, 2018

SkillsUSA Participates in Education Dialogue Between U.S. and China

On October 31, SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence participated in the 4th U.S.-China State and Provincial Education Leaders Dialogue: Technical and Vocational Education and Training. The meeting gathered officials…

Press Releases

October 23, 2018

SkillsUSA and NASSCO Team Up to Support Outstanding Skilled Trades Students

Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA is proud to announce that the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) has signed on to become an official sponsor of the organization. NASSCO is…

Press Releases

October 22, 2018

SkillsUSA Names 3M’s Maureen Tholen as Chair of the SkillsUSA Foundation

Helps Improve Quality of Nation’s Future Workforce Leesburg, Va., Oct. 22, 2018 — Maureen Tholen, sustainability director for 3M’s Industrial Business, and Safety and Graphics Business Groups, has been named…

Chapter News

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…

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