UW-Stout – Regional Competition (2/23/23 & 2/24/23)
Thursday, February 23rd & Friday, February 24th, 2023
University of Wisconsin-Stout
712 South Broadway Street
Menomonie, WI 54751
Registration opens: December 20th, 2023
Registration closes: February 9th, 2023
Cost: students ($30) | advisors ($30) – Lunch is provided on Friday.
Register to participate on the national registration site.
- No on-site substitutions. All substitute names must be emailed to the SkillsUSA WI State Office by Friday, February 17th, 2023.
- Be sure to allow ample time for travel, weather, parking, and getting to the check-in location.
- A photo release form is required to be filled out and turned in at check-in by every student, advisor, and observer in attendance.
- A proof of training verification form is required to be filled out and turned in at check-in by every student who is competing in Additive Manufacturing Technology, Carpentry, Cabinetmaking, Electrical Construction Wiring, Electronic Technology, Power Equipment Technology, Precision Machining Technology, Urban Search & Rescue, and Welding.
- Students in the following competitions need to bring safety glasses: Automotive Service Technology, Carpentry, Cabinetmaking, Electrical Construction Wiring, Electronics Technology, Power Equipment Technology, Precision Machining Technology, Team Engineering Challenge, Urban Search & Rescue, and Welding.
- All students must bring a copy of their resume for each competition they are in.
| THURSDAY (2/23) SCHEDULE | TIME | LOCATION |
| Check-in | 3:00-3:45 p.m. | Heritage Hall (1st floor, atrium 110) Click here for a campus map. |
| Opening ceremony | 3:45-4:00 p.m. | Heritage Hall (208) |
| Travel | 4:00-4:15 p.m. | Heritage Hall |
| Competitions | 4:15-7:00 p.m. | Heritage Hall (Return to 208 when finished.) |
| FRIDAY (2/24) SCHEDULE | TIME | LOCATION |
| Check-in | 7:00-7:45 a.m. | Heritage Hall (1st floor, atrium 110) |
| Opening ceremony | 7:45-8:00 a.m. | Heritage Hall |
| Travel | 8:00-8:30 a.m. | Automotive Service Technology bus loads at 8:15 a.m. |
| Competitions | 8:30-11:00 a.m. |
various buildings across campus |
| Travel | 11:00-11:30 a.m. | |
| Lunch | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Memorial Student Center (Great Hall) Optional lab tours will be available during this time. |
| Closing ceremony | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Memorial Student Center (Great Hall) |
- Students can register for one skilled, one leadership, and one occupational as long as the contest times do not conflict. If you are unsure if they will conflict, please contact us beforehand.
- The only Friday competitions that allow for more than one Friday competition include Facilithon, Welding Fabrication, and Welding Sculpture.
- Be sure to review the national technical standards, as well as the notes below, to know what supplies need to be brought to the competition.
| THURSDAY (2/23) COMPETITIONS | SPOTS | NOTES |
| Additive Manufacturing (HS) | 8 teams | This is a 2-day (Thursday & Friday) competition where students design their part on Thursday, it gets manufactured overnight, and then it is tested on Friday. Bring a computer with CAD software.
3D Printing vs Additive Manufacturing Contest Differences (Click for more information.) |
| Entrepreneurship (HS) | 10 | Prepare an electronic binder and email it to the SkillsUSA WI State Office three days prior to competition day. |
| Extemporaneous Speaking (MS/HS) | 8 (MS) | 8 (HS) | |
| Job Interview (MS/HS) | 8 (MS) | 8 (HS) | Bring two copies of your resume for your job interview. |
| Job Skill Demonstration (MS/HS) | 8 (MS) | 8 (HS) | |
| Opening & Closing Ceremonies (MS/HS) | 8 teams (MS) | 8 teams (HS) | |
| Prepared Speech (MS/HS) | 6 (MS) | 6 (HS) | The prepared speech topic is the 2022-23 theme “SkillsUSA: Our Time is Now.” |
| Promotional Bulletin Board (MS/HS) | 6 teams (MS) | 6 teams (HS) | The bulletin board topic is the 2022-23 theme “SkillsUSA: Our Time is Now.” |
| Related Technical Math (HS) | 10 | |
| Medical Math (HS) | 10 | |
| Medical Terminology (HS) | 10 |
| FRIDAY (2/24) COMPETITIONS | SPOTS | NOTES |
| 3-D Printing & Design (MS/HS) | 8 (MS) | 7 (HS) | This is a 1-day event where contestants bring an artifact and their design notebook and give a presentation on the design process.
Print part/product ahead of the competition day. 3D Printing vs Additive Manufacturing Contest Differences (Click for more information.) |
| Additive Manufacturing (HS) | 8 teams | This is a 2-day (Thursday & Friday) competition where students design their part on Thursday, it gets manufactured overnight, and then it is tested on Friday. Bring a computer with CAD software.
3D Printing vs Additive Manufacturing Contest Differences (Click for more information.) |
| Advertising Design (HS) | 24 | |
| Automotive Service Technology (HS) | 16 | This competition takes place at Menomonie High School. Bus transportation will be provided. |
| Carpentry (HS) | 12 | |
| Cabinetmaking (HS) | 20 | |
| C02 Dragster (MS/HS) | 12 (MS) | 13 (HS) | Prepare dragster ahead of time. |
| Electrical Construction Wiring (HS) | 8 | |
| Electronics Technology (HS) | 10 | |
| Facilithon (HS) | 24 | |
| Photography (HS) | 15 | Please note the instructions carefully about the work needed prior to the event and preparation for the event. (Click for more information.) |
| Power Equipment Technology (HS) | 16 | |
| Precision Machining Technology (HS) | 11 | |
| Team Engineering Challenge (MS/HS) | 12 teams (MS) | 13 teams (HS) | Please read this document carefully so that students come prepared. (Click for more information.) |
| Technical Drafting (HS) | 24 | No personal computers allowed. Only SolidWorks or Autocad Inventor is allowed. No other software – not even Fusion 360. (Click for more information.) |
| Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue (MS/HS) | 4 teams (MS) | 4 teams (HS) | |
| Welding (HS) | 16 | Click here for the supply list. |
| Welding Fabrication (HS) | 12 teams | 1. Advisor Information (updated 2-9-23) 2. Materials List (updated 2-9-23) 3. Rocket Stove Prints (updated 2-9-23 4. Inspection Criteria (updated 2-9-23) 5. Proctor Email (updated 2-9-23) 6. Proctor Check-Offs (updated 2-9-23) |
| Welding Sculpture (MS/HS) | 8 (MS) | 8 (HS) | Bring your sculpture. There will be a presentation and an interview. |
- BUS PARKING
- Busses are not allowed to park in the UW-Stout parking lots and need to find street parking. If they were to park in a lot, they will risk a fine and/or being towed.
- If you are arriving by bus, the bus drop-off is at Heritage Hall (415 10th Avenue E., Menomonie, WI).
- If being dropped off at Heritage Hall by bus, an adult advisor must get off the bus with the students so that they are always supervised.
- Before getting off the bus, double-check that everyone has all of their needed items with them.
- Be sure that the bus driver is prepared to possibly pay for their street parking with enough change and a card.
- CAR/VAN PARKING
- If you are arriving by car/van, hourly parking is available in lot 18 on campus (502 10th Avenue E., Menomonie, WI) and in lot 27 on campus (1000 Broadway Street S., Menomonie, WI).
- Be sure to park in the designated area (“pay by plate parking only”) and that your license plate is visible to the drive lane.
- The cost is $1.00 per hour and the pay stations accept cash or card.
- Have your license plate number handy at the pay station as you’ll need to enter it.
See below for a campus map with parking information.
ARRIVAL
Be sure to build in plenty of time for travel, finding parking, and then getting to the check-in location.
Thursday check-in will take place between 3:00-3:45 p.m. at Heritage Hall (110).
Please arrive with enough time to park and be checked in before 3:45 p.m.
The opening ceremony will begin at 3:45 p.m.
Friday check-in will take place between 7:00-7:45 a.m. in Heritage Hall (110).
Please arrive with enough time to park and be checked in before 7:45 a.m.
The opening ceremony will begin at 7:45 a.m.