The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students. The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs.
Each student may compete in one leadership and one skilled event in Casper, Wyoming during the State Leadership and Skills Conference.
Contestants’ artwork should focus on Wyoming and its unique and/or appealing aspects. The winners of each of these design contests will advance to the national conference. National contestants will present their artwork in a display area and will give a 5-7 minute presentation explaining how the design represents the state, its unique qualities and why another student or adult SkillsUSA member would want to wear it.
State Pin Contest
The pin design contests give SkillsUSA members an opportunity to showcase their graphic design skills at the state and national levels. The winner will design the official SkillsUSA Wyoming pin for the state and national conferences. The designer will be recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 17, 2020
Entries should be created in design software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, or similar software. Hand-drawn, painted, or entries rendered in colored pencils or markers will also be accepted.
Wording on the pin must reference Wyoming.
Designs may incorporate the National SkillsUSA theme for this year; however, this is not a requirement.
The SkillsUSA Emblem or SkillsUSA logo (or elements of either) should not appear on the pin.
All copyright laws must be followed in the creation of the design.
Submission Rules and Procedures
All designs are due by January 17. Late arrivals will not be considered.
All designs must be submitted by a student member of SkillsUSA.
Mail all entries to SkillsUSA Wyoming, 7817 Kepler Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82009
Design entries must be submitted by printing the design on card stock with two versions on the same page. The first version must be printed 7″ wide or 7″ tall on its largest dimension. The second version must be printed 1″ wide or 1″ tall on its largest dimension.
A cover letter with the student designer’s name, school, address, advisor’s name, advisor’s email must be included with each entry.
The design should also be emailed to the state director using PNG or EPS formatting. The student designer’s name, school, address, advisor’s name, and advisor’s email must be included.
All submissions become the property of SkillsUSA Wyoming and will not be returned. Submitting a design indicates that SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to reproduce the design or one similar in any media chosen. SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to modify the design as necessary.
State T-Shirt Contest
The t-shirt design contest gives SkillsUSA members an opportunity to showcase their graphic design skills at the state and national levels. The winner will design the official conference t-shirt which may be used during the current or the following year’s State Leadership and Skills Conference. The designer will be recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 17, 2020
Entries should be created in design software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, or similar software. Hand-drawn, painted, or entries rendered in colored pencils or markers will also be accepted.
Designs must include the words “SkillsUSA (STATE NAME)“, followed by the appropriate year.
Designs may incorporate the National SkillsUSA theme for this year; however, this is not a requirement.
The SkillsUSA Emblem or SkillsUSA logo (or elements of either) should not appear on the pin.
All copyright laws must be followed in the creation of the design.
Submission Rules and Procedures
All designs are due by January 17, 2020. Late arrivals will not be considered.
All designs must be submitted by a student member of SkillsUSA.
Mail all entries to SkillsUSA Wyoming, 7817 Kepler Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82009.
Design entries must be submitted by printing the design on 8.5″ by 11″ card stock.
A cover letter with the student designer’s name, school, address, advisor’s name, advisor’s email must be included with each entry.
The design should also be emailed to the state director in PNG or EPS formatting. The student designer’s name, school, address, advisor’s name, and advisor’s email must be included.
All submissions become the property of SkillsUSA Wyoming and will not be returned. Submitting a design indicates that SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to reproduce the design or one similar in any media chosen. SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to modify the design as necessary.
View the national contest descriptions for overviews of all contests. Contestants should check the national contest updates page for the latest updates!
SkillsUSA Championships
The SkillsUSA Championships are competitive events showcasing the best career and technical education students. The philosophy of the Championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers’ needs.
Each student may compete in one leadership and one skilled event in Casper, Wyoming during the State Leadership and Skills Conference.
Access to the SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards, which contain official contest rules, is available to professional members. View the national contest descriptions for overviews of all contests. Contestants should check the national contest updates page for the latest updates.
National Pin Design Challenge and National T-Shirt Design Challenge
National Photo Contests
National CareerSafe Video Contest
State Design Contests
Contestants’ artwork should focus on Wyoming and its unique and/or appealing aspects. The winners of each of these design contests will advance to the national conference. National contestants will present their artwork in a display area and will give a 5-7 minute presentation explaining how the design represents the state, its unique qualities and why another student or adult SkillsUSA member would want to wear it.
State Pin Contest
The pin design contests give SkillsUSA members an opportunity to showcase their graphic design skills at the state and national levels. The winner will design the official SkillsUSA Wyoming pin for the state and national conferences. The designer will be recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 17, 2020
Submission Rules and Procedures
All submissions become the property of SkillsUSA Wyoming and will not be returned. Submitting a design indicates that SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to reproduce the design or one similar in any media chosen. SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to modify the design as necessary.
State T-Shirt Contest
The t-shirt design contest gives SkillsUSA members an opportunity to showcase their graphic design skills at the state and national levels. The winner will design the official conference t-shirt which may be used during the current or the following year’s State Leadership and Skills Conference. The designer will be recognized at the State Leadership and Skills Conference and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in June.
DEADLINE: JANUARY 17, 2020
Submission Rules and Procedures
All submissions become the property of SkillsUSA Wyoming and will not be returned. Submitting a design indicates that SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to reproduce the design or one similar in any media chosen. SkillsUSA Wyoming has the right to modify the design as necessary.
State Contests
Wyoming Contests and limits
Again, Access to the SkillsUSA Championships Technical Standards, which contain official contest rules, is available to professional members.
View the national contest descriptions for overviews of all contests. Contestants should check the national contest updates page for the latest updates!