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2/22/12 SkillsUSA is sponsoring a national recognition program based on the Student2Student mentoring program. Any chapter involved in mentoring can submit their project plan, description and outcomes. The winning chapter will be recognized at the National Leadership and Skills Conference, in Medallion magazine, in the Awards and Recognition booklet and at an event during the conference. In addition, the winning chapter will be invited to attend NLSC and present their winning mentoring program as a part of SkillsUSA University. More information is available at http://skillsusa.org/educators/mentrecog.shtml.2/16/12 The SkillsUSA Alumni & Friends Association's mission is to help promote SkillsUSA in terms of time, talent and financial resources at all levels – local, district, state and national. The Alumni & Friends Association's offers support and assistance to its members and to SkillsUSA. More info available at http://www.skillsusa.org/supporters/alumni.shtml Sign up for a free membership in the SkillsUSA Alumni & Friends Association here! Everyone is welcome to join the SkillsUSA Alumni & Friends Association. Whether you are a graduating senior, a former member of from years ago, an instructor, a school administrator, a parent or a business and industry partner, there will always be a role for you in SkillsUSA. 2/9/12 Want to send a press release to your local media about your regional qualifiers? SkillsUSA has an online tool that is easy to use! Just go to http://capwiz.com/skillsusa/dbq/media/ and CapWiz will do most of the work. You can select your local media based on your zip code and press release templates are available for you to use. No writing skills necessary, just fill in the blanks and CapWiz will send it for you! 2/2/12 The SkillsUSA competition theme for the 2011-2012 year is SkillsUSA: Champions at Work, Skilled and Motivated. The topic to be addressed by contestants in the Chapter Display, Prepared Speech and Promotional Bulletin Board contests is how our slogan, SkillsUSA: Champions at Work, relates to our national program of work in the area of Professional Development. More information is available at http://skillsusa.org/about/theme.shtml. 1/24/12 The Personal Leadership Inventory is a series of self-assessments SkillsUSA members may use to evaluate and grow important skills for life and career. The self-assessments included in the Personal Leadership Inventory focus on the following roles students play: team member, leader, employee, citizen and being an effective individual. Use one or all of the self-assessments in the inventory and start planning for growth today! The Personal Leadership Inventory is available at http://skillsusa.org/educators/pli.shtml. 1/18/12 For every five members a SkillsUSA advisor gets to join the Alumni and Friends Association, he or she will be entered into one drawing per region for a $100 VISA gift card. To qualify, advisors must have students join online at www.skillsusa.org/supporters/alumni.shtml. Advisors must then send an email to Niki Clausen at nclausen@skillsusa.org. The email must contain the advisor’s name, school and state, and a list of the joiners’ first and last names. Seniors qualify to join during their senior year, and former SkillsUSA students who are not already alumni members are also eligible. These former students must register through their former advisors to be counted as part of that advisor’s entry. Deadline is June 1, 2012. Questions? Email Niki Clausen or call her at 703-737-0639. 1/11/12 SkillsUSA Week is celebrated the second week of February each year. The date for the 2012 SkillsUSA Week is February 5 to 11. SkillsUSA Week gives advisors and student members the opportunity to promote SkillsUSA programs at activities at the local level. During SkillsUSA week, members raise awareness of SkillsUSA. This can be accomplished through field trips to local businesses, an open house for parents or industry partners, a visit to local community organizations to make a brief presentation about SkillsUSA, or providing news releases and public service announcements to local media outlets for possible distribution. Involvement in activities such as these brings positive recognition to SkillsUSA, and to local schools and their students. Also, it underscores the importance of SkillsUSA's purposes and mission, which is to help prepare America’s high performance workers in public career and technical programs. More information is available at http://www.skillsusa.org/educators/skillsusaweek.shtml. 1/6/12 Need help preparing your students for the regional or state contest? There is an online video to assist you on the SkillsUSA web site. See it at http://skillsusa.org/courses/09_ChampionshipOverview/player.html 12/6/11 Use of public service announcements (PSAs) is a great way to get free radio coverage of your chapter. Yes, I said 'free.' Radio stations run announcements from nonprofit groups at no cost. These PSAs have been produced for your chapter to use in their public relations efforts on behalf of SkillsUSA. Chapter members can download the audio PSAs and send them to local radio stations. More info and the PSAs are available at http://skillsusa.org/educators/psa.shtml. 11/29/11 There are several scholarships opportunities available for students on the SkillsUSA website. Please pass the word!
11/21/11 Need help planning and implementing a Community Service project? There is an online video to assist your chapter on the SkillsUSA web site. See it at http://skillsusa.org/courses/10_CommunityService/player.html. 11/14/11 Tomorrow is the last day to qualify for the Mega Prize Growth Challenge! You will be eligible to win fabulous sponsor prizes from such companies as Snap-on Tools and Carhartt when you submit your SkillsUSA membership by November 15 ,2011.
More info at http://skillsusa.org/join/megaprizechallenge.shtml. 11/11/11 The Lowe's CareerSafe vouchers allow students to take an online assessment and earn their OSHA 10-Hour Construction or General Industry safety credential for free! The vouchers are good for one year from date of issue. Applications are due December 1, 2011 so be sure to apply for your whole class today! More info at http://skillsusa.org/educators/lowesapp2.shtml 11/4/11 Service usually springs from selflessness, but the president of the United States wants to recognize volunteers just the same. That’s why the Presidential Volunteer Service Award was created, a national honor offered in recognition of sustained service. To qualify to receive the PVSA from SkillsUSA in June 2012, candidates must have performed hours within a single consecutive 12-month period. Recipients can receive an official lapel pin, personalized certificate of achievement, and a congratulatory letter from the president. More info at http://skillsusa.org/students/volsvc.shtml 10/31/11 As successful instructors know, all students need SkillsUSA’s leadership development training. In our new, nationwide Mega Prizes challenge, advisors are honored for integrating SkillsUSA’s meaningful, relevant instruction. We’ve launched the Mega Prizes program at the national, state and local levels to help more students gain the opportunities SkillsUSA provides. Advisors are eligible in any of the 131 occupational areas that SkillsUSA serves. The contest ends on November 15, 2011. More info at http://skillsusa.org/join/megaprizechallenge.shtml. 10/27/11 There are Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation grants available only to SkillsUSA chapters that are designed to assist schools in running quality projects to serve their school or community. Service projects are the ideal way to allow your students to be a part of something bigger than themselves. The grant application deadline is November 1, 2011. More info at http://www.skillsusa.org/educators/lowes.shtml
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