Event Details
Location: Unity High School
Address: 1908 150th St, Balsam Lake, WI 54810
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025
💵 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 10, 2025
Registration Closes: October 23, 2025
Note: Some contests may close early if capacity is reached.
Registration Fees (includes meal):
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Student Competitors: $20.00
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Student Observers: $10.00
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Advisors/Chaperones: $5.00
🍽️ 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:
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Advisors and student members have access to National Technical Standards via SkillsUSA Pathful.
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State-only competition standards can be accessed here.
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Click below for full descriptions of national competitions:
👉 SkillsUSA Competition Descriptions
⚠️ 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:
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A printed resume
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Any required safety equipment outlined in the technical standards for their contest
🕒 Event Schedule
| Schedule/Agenda | |
| Registration/Check In Time | 3:30 PM |
| Opening Ceremony | 4:30 PM |
| Contests begin | 4:45 PM |
| Dinner | 6:30 PM |
| Closing ceremony/awards | 7:30 PM |
| Approximate Depart Time | 8:30 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 Wisconsinskillsusa@gmail.com.
Contests may be canceled if minimum participation is not met.
Register Here – SkillsUSA national registration site
| Contest Name | Team or Individual | Middle School (max) | High 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? |
| Customer Service | Individual | – | 10 | 3 | Students will be placed in a scenario where they will be assisting customers both in person and over the phone. |
| Extemporaneous Speaking | Individual | – | 10 | 3 | Students will be given a topic and then have five minutes to prepare a speech. The speech length should run between 3-5 minutes. For a more detailed description login to the national site and look at the technical standards. We will run the contest very similar to nationals. Students should bring a pencil or pen and a resume. |
| Facilithon – Leadership in Facility Management | Individual | 10 | 10 | 3
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| First Aid/CPR | Individual | – | 10 | 3 | Students will be given examples of medical scenarios. They will need to simulate a response. They will also take a written test assessing basic first aid knowledge. Students should bring a pencil or pen and a resume. |
| Job Interview | Individual | 10 | 10 | 3 | Students will participate in a mock interview. They should bring a pen and three copies of their resume. For a more detailed description login to the national site and look at the technical standards. We will run the contest very similar to nationals. |
| Job Skill Demonstration Open | Individual | 10 | 10 | 3 | Students will have between 5-7 minutes to perform a demonstration. They can demonstrate almost anything as long as they actually do something and not just talk about it. (tying a knot, making a sandwich, reading a micrometer, etc.) For a more detailed description login to the national site and look at the technical standards. We will run the contest very similar to nationals. Students should bring the materials they need to perform the demonstration and a resume. |
| Medical Terminology | Individual | – | 20 | 3 | Students will be taking a test on medical terminology. They will only need to bring a pencil and their resume. |
| Photography | Individual | – | 10 | 3 | The theme for this competition will be “Still Life.” Competitors must bring a premade portfolio based off of the theme that include macro images. |
| Pin Design | Individual | – | 10 | 3 | Students will need to have already designed their pin, and bring an image or actual model of pin design. The pin should be themed after Wisconsin, and include the words SkillsUSA, Wisconsin, and 2026 on it. |
| Related Technical Math | Individual | 20 | 20 | 3 | Students will be taking a math test. They may bring a standard calculator. No graphing calculator or phone will be allowed. Students should also bring a pencil and a resume. |
| Team Engineering Challenge | Team of 3 | 5 teams | 10 teams | 2 | A team of three students will work together to complete a task. The project will use simple materials (paper, string, sticks, tape, etc.) All of the materials will be provided for the group. Whichever group works best to solve the problem wins. The groups should bring a small toolbox with tools they may want to use. (pencils, scissors, rulers, etc.) Each member of the group should also bring a resume. |
| Welding Sculpture | Individual | 5 | 10 | 3 | Competitors bring their premade sculpture along with project binder. |
| Woodworking Display ($0-$100) | Individual | 10 | 10 | 3 | $0 to $100 Category. Competitors bring their premade project along with project binder. State Only Event – Technical Standards |