SLSC Events Summary.xlsx

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1	Leadership	Contest	Eligibility	Description & Safety Requirements	Resume Upload Required	Professional Development Test Required CompetitionSpecific Tests are no longer offered at SLSC	Conditional Competitions Requires five-school interest; may precede State Leadership Conferences or may be certified by State Director instead of being hosted at SLSC
2		Action Skills* (includes Middle School)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	A 5-7 minute demonstration of an occupational skill in an area in which a student is training. Contestants use examples, experiments, displays or practical operations to clearly explain their skills using contestant-prepared visual aids.
3		American Spirit (Team of 3)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS teams.	This is a notebook contest documenting SkillsUSA chapters’ community service; patriotism and citizenship; and promotion of career and technical education projects that demonstrate a belief in the American way of life and the purposes of SkillsUSA.
4		Chapter Display (includes Middle School) (Team of 3)	Each school may send 2 MS, 2 HS and 2 PS teams.	SkillsUSA student members build a three-dimensional display that articulates the annual SkillsUSA competition theme. The members of the chapter build the display and three students present information about the display during a presentation and interview with judges..
5		Community Service (includes MS) (Team of 3)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS teams.	This contest evaluates chapter activities that benefit the community. Contestants are evaluated on a notebook which reports their chapter’s community service project and on a live presentation.
6		Customer Service	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Contestants perform customer service in both written and oral forms including telephone and computer skills, communications, problem solving, conflict resolution, and business etiquette. The contest involves role-playing situations.
7		Employment Application Process*	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Tests the contestant’s readiness in applying for employment and their understanding of the process. The competition includes completing an application and interviewing with the judges. Their resume and portfolio are used during their interviews.
8		Entrepreneurship (Team of 4)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS teams.	Tests students’ knowledge in starting their own businesses by developing business plans that identify needed products or services in a local market. Emphasis is placed on financial planning and practicality of product/service. Teams give oral presentations based upon their written plans, and the team must successfully answer judges’ questions in response to typical problems encountered by entrepreneurs during their first year of business.
9		Extemporaneous Speaking (includes MS)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	The contest requires contestants to give a three- to five-minute speech on an assigned topic with five minutes of advance preparation. Contestants enter the preparation area one at a time, where they are given a speech topic. They are judged on voice, mechanics, platform deportment, organization and effectiveness.
10		Facilithon	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	This competition assesses the competitor’s critical problem-solving skills, ability to quickly execute the best response to challenges, and ability to accurately digest complex situations and convey related solutions related to the field of facility management. Competitors complete a multiple-choice quiz, a 15-minute role-play scenario, and a 5 minute emergency challenge. They are judged on understanding of the problem, analysis and approach to the solution, creativity, and quick thinking.
11		Job Interview (includes MS)	Each school may send 2 MS, 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Contestants are evaluated on their understanding of employment procedures faced in applying for positions in the occupational areas for which they are training. The competition is divided into phases, including the following: completion of employment application; introduction scenario with a receptionist; and an in-depth interview(s).
12		Job Skill Demo A (includes MS)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Contestants demonstrate and explain an entry-level skill used in the occupational area for which they are training. The competition requires a demonstration performing an occupational skill accompanied by a clear explanation of the topic using experiments, displays or practical operations.
13		Job Skill Demo Open (includes MS)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Contestants demonstrate and explain an entry-level skill used in the occupational area for which they are training. The competition requires a demonstration performing an occupational skill accompanied by a clear explanation of the topic using experiments, displays or practical operations.
14		Opening & Closing Ceremonies (Team of 7)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS teams.	The contest that evaluates teams’ understanding of the symbolic representation of the colors and assembled parts of the SkillsUSA emblem. The contest is a demonstration of the SkillsUSA Opening and Closing Ceremonies conducted according to the script.
15		Pin Design	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Students present artwork and participate in an oral presentation regarding all aspects of their creation of the design. They will explain how the pin represents the state, its unique qualities and why another would want to wear it. The competitor will create a tabletop display that represents the process they used to create the design.
16		Prepared Speech (includes MS)	Each school may send 2 MS, 2HS and 2 PS students.	Contestants deliver a 5-7 min speech on the annual theme. They are evaluated on their ability to present thoughts relating to a central theme, and on voice, mechanics, and platform deportment.
17		Promotional Bulletin Board (Team of 3)	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS teams.	The bulletin boards promote SkillsUSA, career and technical education in general, and related occupational information using the annual theme. An accompanying notebook documents the development and construction of the bulletin board. An oral presentation explains the process, purpose and educational value.
18		Related Technical Math	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Contestants demonstrate skills required to solve mathematical problems commonly found in the skilled trades and professional and technical occupations. Skills demonstrated include addition; subtraction; multiplication; division of whole numbers; fractions and decimals; applied word problems; percentages; ratio proportions; averages; area; volume; metric measures; and traditional (Imperial) measures and trigonometry.
19		T-Shirt Design	Each school may send 2 HS and 2 PS students.	Students present their winning state conference T-shirt and create a professional portfolio that documents the process used to create the design. Competitors will participate in an oral presentation regarding all aspects of the creation of their design and explain how the T-shirt represents their state, its unique qualities and why another SkillsUSA student or adult member would want to wear the shirt.
20		Quiz Bowl (includes MS) (Team of 5-7)	Each school may send 1 MS, 1 HS and 1 PS Team.	The Quiz Bowl competition tests a team of five to seven competitors on their ability to quickly respond to knowledge questions covering academics, current events and SkillsUSA professional development curriculum. Teams will demonstrate communication skills, teamwork, problem solving and time-management skills by determining and presenting the answer to each question clearly within the five-second time frame. Each competitor will take two written tests. One will be a written Quiz Bowl test covering general academic and current events issues. The other will be the national SkillsUSA Professional Development Test.
21	* A letter from the appropriate school official on school letterhead stating that the contestant is classified under the provisions of Public Law 105-17, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997, is requried for participation.
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