SkillsUSA Massachusetts

Critical Updates

This update is coming to you with very important information regarding the National Leadership and Skills Conference. Please read very carefully!

Registration

Congratulations to all Chapters who had winners which will be traveling with us to Kansas City. The paperwork to register for the National Conference was included with your state conference registration materials. Here is a re-cap of what you need to do and the forms are attached.

First: To register for the conference (nametags, state functions, contest etc) you must have each person (adults and students inclusive of state officers, state officers elect, advisors, administrators, voting delegates, contestants…EVERYONE!!!) complete the NLSC1 form and send them to the state office along with the registration fee of the $130.00 per person. Checks or Pos for this fee must be sent to SkillsUSA Massachusetts, 250 Foundry Street, South Easton, MA 02375.

You must have the forms and fees into our office as soon as possible but no later than May 23rd.

Second: To reserve travel arrangements with our travel agent, National Travel Systems you must use their on-line booking system. The paperwork with costs and instructions was also provided to you with your state conference registration materials. Download travel cost computation form

A few very important notes:

1. Everyone from your school who is attending must be registered with your school group. Including state officers, state officers elect, delegates and advisors. Note: we do not encourage large groups of parents and other relatives of contestants to be registered with your group as rooming is tight and if we run out of rooms they will be the first to be “bumped”
2. The final contest updates for this June have been released by the national office. Critical Updates for 2008 SkillsUSA Championships

The deadlines are fast approaching. The Travel Agent must have your completed registration no later than May 23, 2008. Additionally, SkillsUSA Massachusetts must have IN HAND all of your NLSC1 forms for every person from your Chapter who is attending Nationals by May 23, 2008. Download NLSC1 Form

Travel Scholarships

To clarify the students who will be traveling with some sort of travel scholarship, from either business and industry or SkillsUSA Massachusetts, we are providing the following list:

Please read carefully – Please notify the travel agent when submitting your travel forms of the scholarship. We have also provided a list to the travel agent so the appropriate amount can be deducted from your bill.

1. Modesto Silva, Jr., State Officer – Travel dates: Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2008. Travel with Southeastern Technical High School (bill to SkillsUSA Massachusetts) (full travel to be paid by SkillsUSA Massachusetts including registration fee)
2. Lacey Leonard, State Officer – Travel dates: Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2008. Travel with Shawsheen Valley Technical High School (bill to SkillsUSA Massachusetts) full travel to be paid by SkillsUSA Massachusetts including registration fee)
3. Jonathan Root, State Officer – Travel dates: Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2008. Travel with Diman Technical High School (bill to SkillsUSA Massachusetts) full travel to be paid by SkillsUSA Massachusetts including registration fee)
4. Kassandra Bevis, State Officer – Travel dates: Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2008. Travel with Greater Lowell Technical High School (bill to SkillsUSA Massachusetts) full travel to be paid by SkillsUSA Massachusetts including registration fee)
5. Mathias Correa, State Officer – Travel dates: Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2008. Travel with Montachusett Technical High School (bill to SkillsUSA Massachusetts) full travel to be paid by SkillsUSA Massachusetts including registration fee)
6. Jillian Taksery, State Officer – Travel dates: Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2008. Travel with Tri County Technical High School (bill to SkillsUSA Massachusetts) full travel to be paid by SkillsUSA Massachusetts including registration fee)
7. Patience Noah, State Officer – Travel dates: Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2008. Travel with JP Keefe Technical High School (bill to SkillsUSA Massachusetts) full travel to be paid by SkillsUSA Massachusetts including registration fee)

Other travel scholarship recipients:

1. TeamWorks Team: Steve Tello, George D’Amelio, Kaitlin Hogan & Ron Stocker from Shawsheen Valley THS $800.00 should be billed to Massachusetts SkillsUSA.
2. Entrepreneurship Scholarship Sharoline Galva, Pieter Wallace, Hector Andujar & Erin Cobb from Whittier RVTHS $500.00 should be billed to Massachusetts SkillsUSA.
3. Graphic Communications Scholarship Alex Thomson from South Shore RVTHS; $250.00 should be billed to Massachusetts SkillsUSA.
4. Major Appliance Technology Scholarship Chris Shelton from Assabet Valley RVTHS $250.00 should be billed to Massachusetts SkillsUSA.
5. Precision Machining Technology Scholarship Kyle Brodeur, Diman Reg. THS full travel at Quad rate should be billed to Massachusetts SkillsUSA. (*Does NOT include registration fee)
6. Pin Design Winner Sarah Lima, Diman Reg. THS full travel at Quad rate including registration fee should be billed to SkillsUSA Massachusetts.

Parking Passes

Parking passes are available for Municipal Auditorium Garage and Cathedral Parking Garage for conference week. The cost will be $55 for Municipal and $45 for Cathedral. Order forms and money (Purchase Orders or Checks) for passes will be collected at the Chapter Advisor’s End-of-Year Celebration on June 12, 2008. Download parking pass form