OFFICIAL CONTEST CLOTHING:
Just a reminder to have every contestant in the appropriate SkillsUSA clothing at the state conference. Refer to your individual contest in the 2017-18 National Technical Standards if you need clarification on clothing requirements. Clothing penalties will be assessed for improper contest clothing.
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SLCC CAMPUS POLICIES:
Our wonderful hosts at Salt Lake Community College have asked me to remind all participants of the visitor policies that will be enforced during the state conference.
All Education Team Leaders are required to attend the Ed Team Leader Luncheon and mandatory meeting held in the SLCC Main Campus Student Center, Room 130 at 1:00 pm on Thursday, March 23rd. We will share a buffet lunch, discuss contest concerns, and distribute name badge packets / judge appreciation gifts.
Once again, we will be going paperless at the state conference, which means the contest updates, conference agenda, bus schedule, SLCC campus maps, contest schedule/building/room assignments, awards program, etc. are only available on our state website on our ULSC Page by CLICKING HERE
ALTERNATES/SUBSTITUTIONS: The substitutions procedure this year will be different than previous years:
MODELS: Models will not be required to register for contests this year. Contestants that need a model will need to remember to bring someone with them. It is preferred that the model be a Member of SkillsUSA, but it is not required. LATE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION POLICY:
We have had a few requests to utilize students registered as Members after March 1st, 2017 as Substitutions. They do not allow this on the National Level. However, we MAY allow them to compete on the State Level with the following Understanding:
RESUMES:
CAMPUS MAPS:
We have posted every campus map that we could find available for all contests locations on our ULSC page on our State Website. You can access them by
CONTEST UPDATES
To view contest updates you can:
All Contest Updates for the 2017 SkillsUSA Utah Leadership and Skills Competition will be posted through this Page. On the right side of the page you can sign up to receive emails whenever a Contest is Updated. This will sign you up to receive emails for ALL contests. There is not a way to subscribe to a specific contest. If you do not want to receive emails, just check the page on your own, and often. To view updates, click on the name of a specific contest to view updates for that contest. You can also Search for updates containing key words in the ‘Search’ box. CONTEST STATUS SHEET - (This is the list of contests with the locations and times.)
The list of state conference contests and the proposed contest sites as presently constituted are available on the State Website ULSC Page by:
‘GENERAL’ STATE CONFERENCE AGENDA
The ‘General’ State Conference Agenda is available by:
ULSC TRANSPORTATION:
This year we will be providing bus service to the following state conference contest locations. The SLCC Miller Campus, the SLCC Meadowbrook Campus, Granite Technical Institute, SLCC South City Campus and East High School and Mountainlands ATC. VERY IMPORTANT: If your contest is not held at the SLCC Taylorsville/Redwood campus or one of the locations listed above, it is the responsibility of the advisor/school/district to provide transportation to and from the contest site! This includes contest sites at Ogden Weber ATC, Davis ATC, Utah Valley University, the Iron Workers Training Center, etc. Please plan accordingly. BUSING SCHEDULE We have added some buses to our bus routes. The bus schedule can be found by: (JENNIFER WILL SEND TO ME MON 3/13 AFTER 10AM)
STUDENT OFFICER APPLICATIONS:
Please invite any students and/or contestants wishing to run as a Student Officer to fill out our online application by:
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: The Marsha Daves Memorial Scholarship award is a $1,000 scholarship plus stipend for travel to be recognized either at a state event or NLSC. Qualifications: must be a current SkillsUSA State Officer and a high school senior or non-senior college post-secondary student. The award is paid directly to the post-secondary institution and must be claimed by the end of the next academic year following the award. Please visit here for all our current scholarship opportunities: http://www.skillsusa.org/membership-resources/scholarships-financial-aid EARLY CONTEST DATES:
We hope that everyone has been checking the Contest Status Sheet and Contest Updates page as requested, but just in case, PLEASE take note of the DATE, TIMES, and LOCATIONS of the following Contests:
HEADQUARTERS INFORMATION:
Advisors: Upon their arrival at the SLCC Taylorsville/redwood campus, all advisors are required to come to the SkillsUSA Utah conference headquarters located in room 219 to verify conference registration/payment and to pick-up an advisor’s appreciation gift.
Hello Everyone! I wanted to send out one last message before our upcoming State Competition to communicate last minute details and reminders. Please click the links below for information about the following topics:
Warm regards, Richard Wittwer SkillsUSA Utah State Director |
AuthorRichard Wittwer has been teaching as an Automotive Technology instructor for 38 years, has been a SkillsUSA Utah Advisor for 33 years, and the State Director for 5 years. Categories
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