Location: Slinger High School (with some events held at Hartford)
Address: 209 Polk St., Slinger, WI 53086
Date: Wednesday, November 18th, 2026

💵 Registration & Fees

All registration must be completed through the SkillsUSA national registration site.
Each participating school is required to have at least one registered advisor or chaperone on-site during the event.

Registration Opens: October 19, 2026
Registration Closes: November 4, 2026
Note: Some contests may close early if capacity is reached.

Registration Fees (includes meal):

  • Student Competitors: $20.00

  • Student Observers: $10.00

  • Advisors/Chaperones: $10.00

🍽️ Meals & Dietary Needs

A meal is provided for all registered competitors, observers, and advisors/chaperones.
Please indicate any dietary restrictions during the registration process to ensure accommodations.

📄 Preparation & Technical Standards

To help students prepare:

⚠️ Please Note:
District, regional, and state-level competitions are condensed versions of the national contests due to time constraints. Technical standards and descriptions are based on multi-day national formats.

📋 What to Bring

All student competitors must bring:

  • A printed resume

  • Any required safety equipment outlined in the technical standards for their contest

  • Other required items in contest notes

🕒 Event Schedule

Schedule/Agenda (subject to change for 2026)
Time
Registration/Check In Time 4:00 PM
Approximate Depart Time 8:00 PM

Please Note: Entry limits are in place to ensure fair participation across schools. These may be adjusted closer to the registration deadline if space allows.

To join the waitlist for additional spots or questions, email events@skillsusa-wi.org.
Contests may be canceled if minimum participation is not met.

Register Here – SkillsUSA national registration site

Please Note: The contests listed are from 2025. The 2026 contest list is still being finalized and will be updated once it is confirmed.

Contest Name Team or Individual Hartford Host Slinger Host HS School (max) MS School (max) Any school maximums? What supplies do the participants need to bring? Is there anything you want to tell them NOT to bring? Are there any notes you’d like them to know ahead of time?
3D Printing and Design     X 8 8 2 State Only Contest – Tech Standards
Advertising Design     X 16 – 2  
Architectural Drafting     X 16 – 2  
Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair    X   8 – 2  
Cabinetmaking      X 10 – 2  
Carpentry     X 10 – 2  
CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer     X 10 – 2  
CO2 Dragster     X 10 10 2  State Only Contest – Tech Standards
Computer Programming     X 10 – 2  
Electrical Construction Wiring     X 8 – 2  
Electronics Technology     X 10 – 2  
Facilithon – Leadership in Facility Management     X 10 – 2

Click to learn more about the Facilithon 

Video details of the contest
Job Interview     X 10 10 2  
Job Skill Demonstration Open     X 10 10 2  
Medical Math     X 10 – 2  
Medical Terminology     X 10 – 2  
Photography     X 16 – 3

Theme for your Photos (2) for Districts

  • ONE printed 8×10 matted photo – open theme

  • ONE printed 8×10 matted photo – Theme of “Champion your future”

Both prints are physical printed (your photo lab at school OR walgreens, etc is acceptable. These photos are done ahead of time and brought to districts to be presented to the judges. Photos can be B&W OR Color – student’s choice.  These photos need to be mounted to a photo mounting blackboard. Similar to these


2)  Do they need any equipment for their competition? 

Students will need a computer with editing software, camera and SD Card reader

3) What are things that they need to know or do before the competition?

Students will be taking photos at the event as well as using Adobe Photoshop to create various designs.
Power Equipment Technology   X   8 – 2  
Prepared Speech     X 8 8 2  
Related Technical Math     X 10 – 2  
Screen Printing     X 8   2

2025 SkillsUSA Districts – Screen Printing Outline

Students/advisors/chapters will be provided a 1-color file to make their own screen at their own school 20” x 24” screens (or something close to that size) will work best

Bring the screen to the competition with image on it and the edges taped (ready to print)

Bring a printed copy of the image if you want to assist with alignment

Ink and a squeegee will be provided

Testing squares and t-shirts will be provided for printing

After printing, students will be required to complete a general cleanup (clean the ink off of their screen and squeegee etc)

Rags, solvent, and gloves will be provided

There will be a short written assessment covering some procedural and equipment terms along with review of some basic processes of screen printing.

 
Attached are 3 files for screen printers. Please send to any advisors involved.
“Screen Print Shirts 2025.pdf” should open in Illustrator as layers. There is a red printer layer and a white printer layer. I’ll send the .ai file too.
 
“”Screen Print Shirts 2025 FINAL.pdf” is a color file of what the final shirts should look like when finished.
Sheet Metal     X 8 – 2  
Team Engineering Challenge Team of 3   X 10 10 2  
Teamworks  Team of 4 X   4 – 1  
Technical Drafting      X 16   2  
Weld Sculpture     X 15 5 3  
Welding     X 8 – 2  
Welding Fabrication  Team of 3   X 10 – 2

Districts Welding Fabrication – Blue Prints

Districts Welding Fabrication – Proctor Check Offs – Copy

WELDING FAB CONTEST – Materials list and Notes
Woodworking Display (Cost $0-$50)   X   10 10   Woodworking Display Contest Rules Slinger District 2025