MADISON – Tomahawk High School students are among those set to compete in the 52nd annual SkillsUSA Wisconsin State Leadership and Skills Conference.
The conference is slated to be held at the Alliant Energy Center and Madison Area Technical College (MATC) in Madison on Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2.
The Opening and Awards ceremonies will take place in the Alliant Energy Center’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum, while the competitions will be held in the Exhibition Hall as well as at MATC, a release from SkillsUSA said.
The 2025 conference will feature more than 1,750 middle, high school, and college/post-secondary students 200-plus teachers and more than 300 industry volunteers working in over 75 competitions in a wide variety of areas.
The following Tomahawk students will be participating individually in their respective categories:
Brock Fischer, 3D Printing and Design and Customer Service; Reese Molitor, Architectural Drafting; Keagan Jones, CO2 Dragster; Alli Palmer, Culinary Arts; Johnathon Feltes, Electronics Technology; Ethan Gibeault, Logan Norman, Michael Samundsen, Engineering Technology/Design; Caden Derleth, Hayden Greil, Jason Watkins, Marine Service Technology.
“The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. on April 1, with competition set up and event briefings held throughout the day,” the release said. “The State Championships will commence April 2 at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. All contests are conducted under the direction of industry experts, trade associations, and labor organizations, testing competencies that are set to industry standards.”
The Closing Ceremony, including the presentation of awards, will start at 6:30 p.m. The first-place winners will go on to compete in the National SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta, Ga., in June.
The public is encouraged to attend the SkillsUSA Wisconsin State Championships for free.
About SkillsUSA Wisconsin
Founded in 1973, SkillsUSA Wisconsin, with more than 2,500 members in over 150 chapters, is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives working together to ensure America has the skilled workforce needed to stay competitive. The diverse talent pipeline covers 120 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, mostly related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
More than 200 corporations, trade associations, businesses and labor unions support SkillsUSA Wisconsin. Programs are integrated into career and technical education through a framework of personal, workplace, and technical skills grounded in academics. SkillsUSA also offers technical skill assessments and other workplace credentials.
“Helping each student excel and a solution to shrinking the skills gap, SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations,” SkillsUSA said. “SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce by developing framework skills, including personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. The SkillsUSA mission is built upon – and its success depends on – the commitment of members and partners to the following values: integrity, respect, responsibility, citizenship and service.
For more information on the State Leadership and Skills Conference, visit www.skillsusa-wi.org or email wisconsinskillsusa@gmail.com.
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