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Chapter News

February 22, 2018

Mentoring = Improvement

Students at Sikeston (Mo.) Career and Technology Center are seeing results with their Operation Hope mentoring program. They work with at-risk children, and according to health occupations instructor Gloria Houston,…

Chapter News

February 22, 2018

Making a Path Less Swampy

After they learned a bridge on a local trail had become impassible, students at Central Vermont Career Center designed and built a new one. It bridges a swampy area in…

Press Releases

January 16, 2018

Former SkillsUSA Competitor Selected to the WorldSkills Champions Trust

Kieron Kohlmann Represents the United States and the WorldSkills Americas Leesburg, Va. — Kieron Kohlmann, a former SkillsUSA Championships and SkillsUSA WorldTeam competitor, has been chosen to represent the western…

Press Releases SkillsUSA Week

December 18, 2017

Annual SkillsUSA Week Celebration Highlights Workforce Development and CTE

Leesburg, Va. — Thousands of local SkillsUSA chapters are joining more than 50 state associations for SkillsUSA Week Feb. 4-10, 2018. The annual celebration, presented by Carhartt, represents over 300,000…

Chapter News

December 13, 2017

They Answer a Call to Action

When Salina, Kan., resident William Cookson was deployed with his Army National Guard unit to Kuwait, he’d just started painting his house. Word got to the diesel technology program at…

Chapter News

December 13, 2017

Spooky Fundraiser Supports Vets

Helping students with funds to participate in SkillsUSA events at Herkimer (N.Y.)-Fulton-Hamilton-Ostego BOCES includes the “Spooktacular” Bazaar. This year’s event included crafts, a bake sale, prize drawings, face painting…

Chapter News

December 13, 2017

Holiday Joy on Two Wheels

For more than 16 years, students at Seminole (Texas) High School have been bringing joy to families during the holidays. They’ve held district-wide drives for food, household items and clothing.

Chapter News

December 13, 2017

Good Sports in a Field of Their Own

Freshman welding students Carson Craig and Pierce Kurasz earned silver in SkillsUSA’s Community Action Project contest in June. These members at Sabin-Shellenberg Center in Milwaukie, Ore., presented the final…

Competitions Features SkillsUSA Championships

December 12, 2017

SkillsUSA Championships Clothing and Tools App

SkillsUSA has updated the “SkillsUSA: Clothing and Tools” app for 2018. This is a great starter resource that does not replace the SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards but connects users to SkillsUSA’s membership…

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