SkillsUSA Massachusetts

SkillsUSA Massachusetts hosts four District Conferences to determine the competitors for the Massachusetts SkillsUSA Championships. The conferences are held in late February / early March at selected locations in each district. To be eligible, a student must be a paid-in-full SkillsUSA member in good standing. In addition, all financial obligations the chapter has to the state must be paid-in-full. The District Competition consists of a written SkillsUSA Employment Skills test and a written trade knowledge test. The cosmetology and nail care models are not required to attend. Models may be chosen after the district SkillsUSA Championships.

Each chapter is eligible to place three competitors in each skill category. The exception to the rule is 100% sections. If a program has 100% membership, four competitors may be entered in the contest. The fourth competitors attends the conference at half the cost.

There will be a maximum of twelve high school competitors per event at the state level. The top two qualifying scores, per district, for a total of twelve competitors, will advance to the Massachusetts SkillsUSA Championships.

Note: Models for the cosmetology and nail care competitions are not required to attend. Models may be chosen after the district SkillsUSA Championships.

Conference Costs

The cost for the conference includes the following items:

• Pastry, coffee and tea for conference staff
• Soft drinks, coffee and tea for advisors all day
• Lunch for all conference participants and staff
• Name tags, conference programs and participation certificates for all participants
• Appreciation certificates for host school staff, event managers and series directors
• Gold, silver and bronze medals for the top three finalists in each area (Secondary & Post-Secondary)
• State Officer Candidate Awards
• Consumable items for written tests (i.e., pencils, score sheets)
• Purchase of written exams in all trade areas
• Appreciation awards for host schools
• Dinner for all conference participants
• Conference insurance for all participants

Registration fee is $30.00 per attendee (contestants, state officer candidates, and observers) and $28.00 per teacher. Schools pay half cost for 4th competitor in events where they have a 100% section.

Registration

The 2010 District Conference Registration must be received by the State Office by January 25^th, 2010. Registration forms are available online.

Snow Dates

The snow date for each district conference will be the Friday of the week of the originally scheduled conference date. If it is snowing the day of the District Conference, you must call the State SkillsUSA office and listen to the recorded message at (508) 238-4371, x273 or x207, for information regarding the conference. Snow cancellations
will also be posted on the Official SkillsUSA Massachusetts Website at http://www.maskillsusa.org/news