State Pin Design

Win a trip to Kansas City!

Create a design for our official state trading pin—if your design is selected as the winner, you will receive a free trip to the National Leadership and Skills Conference at Kansas City, Missouri this June, as well as acknowledgment in the State Leadership and Skills Conference program.

What’s a trading pin?

Every year, each state delegation at the National Leadership and Skills Conference brings with them the state pin to wear on their jacket lapels, lanyards, and even name tags. It is also a tradition at the conference for members from different delegations to trade and collect pins from the other states. It’s a great way to meet new people from different states, as well as obtain bragging rights once all the pins are collected.

Contest Details

Multiple entries per school will be allowed. All paid-in-full SkillsUSA members for the current academic school year, high school and college/post secondary, are eligible.

The design will be chosen by both the State Executive Council and Board of Directors at their December meetings. Winners will be notified by mail by January 30th.

2007 Submission Requirements

The submission requirements for 2007 are provided here for reference purposes only; the submission requirements for 2008 are currently under review for updates. Those requirements will be published in the Fall of 2008.

The actual size of the pin should be 1 to 1.5 inches. The artwork must be drawn no smaller than 3 inches in size proportional to either the 1 or 1.5 inch size that you have chosen for your design. The artwork must be submitted in color. Gold is the actual pin color and you may use up to four colors besides the gold in your design. The artwork may either be hand drawn or computer generated. It may be an illustration, a design or typography. The pin should be round, square or rectangular (custom shapes are not recommended due to cost restrictions). The information Massachusetts, MA, or the outline of the state or symbols representing the state must be included. Any additional information to clarify the design should be included in a non-interfering position. Caution must be exercised when preparing the art—the final pin will be approximately 1-1.5 inches in size. You MUST also include a reduced version (the actual size) of the design. The design must be accompanied by the official registration form with all information complete.

Registration Form and Deadline

The entry must be postmarked by December 31st, 2008 for consideration. Registration forms for the 2008 contest will be online in the Fall of 2008.