SkillsUSA is the #1 workforce development organization for students, and we are excited to welcome you to our McLoughlin SkillsUSA chapter! Through SkillsUSA, we empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members.
If your child will be enrolled in Fab Lab during the 2024-25 school year, they will have an opportunity to be a member of SkillsUSA. This is a national student organization that teaches leadership and employability skills to help students succeed — both on the job and in life. Through involvement in SkillsUSA, students will develop personal skills, workplace skills, and technical skills grounded in academics that set them apart from their peers.
Middle school students, joining SkillsUSA will open a world of future career opportunities you never knew existed, and that could ignite a passion for a specific skill you may want to pursue as a career someday. You’ll also begin to develop the leadership skills that will set you up for success in high school and life in general. All the while, you’ll make new friends, experience new things, grow in exciting new ways … and have a ton of fun!
Active SkillsUSA members will have a chance to participate in a variety of activities, such as leadership, SkillsUSA championship competitions, professional development, community service, fundraising, public relations, and social activities.
SkillsUSA Advisor: Ms. LeVonda Vickery
Contact Information: levonda.vickery@msd549c.org
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36 1st place State Champions and counting
16 2nd place State Champions and counting
12 3rd place State Champions and counting
1 Nationals Silver medalist (2021 Robotics: Urban Search & Rescue)
1 Nationals Bronze medalists (2019 Pin Design)
6 Nationals top 10 (Robotics: Urban Search & Rescue, Team Engineering Challenge, T-Shirt Design and Pin Design)
2019 SkillsUSA Quality Chapter of Excellence Program
“Potential” is something we all share, yet something that is uniquely shaped for each one of us. It’s both a journey and a destination, something that can’t be received without first being earned. It’s a reservoir of combustible fuel ready to be ignited by an intentional spark.
SkillsUSA was built to be that spark. It’s the flashpoint of personal and professional success, where opportunity and determination meet confidence and clarity, lighting clear paths toward fulfilling, courageous futures. As our theme for the 2024-2025 school year, “SkillsUSA: Ignite Your Potential” inspires members to discover their unique talents and ambitions through the powerful tools and motivating community of SkillsUSA. It also celebrates those who stoke the fires of SkillsUSA success: caring advisors, supportive peers, dedicated partners and others who ensure that sparks don’t fade but ignite a promising future.
When you ignite your potential through SkillsUSA, you’re lighting more than your own path. You’re illuminating the path of others on their unique journey toward becoming skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members. This year, through SkillsUSA, we ignite our potential … and light up our futures.
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