Event Details

Location: Pulaski High School
Address: 1040 S. St. Augustine St., Pulaski, WI 54162 
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Registration Fees (includes meal):

  • Contestants: $20.00

  • Student Observers: $10.00

  • Advisors: $5.00

Registration Opens: Oct. 29th, 2025
Registration Closes: Nov. 18th, 2025

Registration for all contests and competitions must be completed through the national registration site. Every participating school is required to have at least one registered advisor or chaperone on-site during the competition.

To assist students in preparing, advisors have access to the national technical standards documents for all competitions that lead to the national level. These can be accessed by both student and advisor members via SkillsUSA Pathful. Technical standards for state-only competitions can be found here.

➡️ Click here to view SkillsUSA competition descriptions
Please note: District, regional, and state-level competitions will be condensed versions of the national competitions, due to time constraints. The descriptions and technical standards are written with the multi-day national event in mind.

All students must bring a printed copy of their resume.

Schedule
Registration/Check In Time 4:15 – 4:40 pm
Opening Ceremony 4:45 pm
Contests begin 5:00 pm
Dinner 6:00 pm
Closing ceremony/awards 8:30 pm
Approximate Depart Time 8:45 pm

Please note that competitions may be cancelled if the minimum number of participants is not reached.

All students must bring a printed copy of their resume.

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?
Architectural Drafting individual NA 24   School desktops will have the Autodesk suite. If student needs to use another program, students will need to bring their own laptop with CAD software of their choice installed. Make sure that you test the laptops to make sure that the software will work off of the school network. All students should also bring a resume.
Cabinetmaking individual NA 24   Students will need to bring safety glasses and a pencil
Carpentry individual NA 15   Students will need to bring safety glasses and a pencil
Facilithon – Leadership in Facility Management (HS) individual NA 10   Click to learn more about the Facilithon   
Job Interview individual 15 15 5 HS/ 5 MS Students will participate in a mock interview. They should bring a pen/pencil and three copies of their resume.
The contest will cover some of the technical standards.
Power Equipment Technology individual NA 24   Students will need to bring safety glasses.
Related Technical Math individual NA 40   Student will take a test with applied math problems. Students should bring a calculator and pencils.
Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue team of 2 10 10   Students will bring their completed robot, resumes, and engineering notebook. They would complete tasks similar to the state competition.
Team Engineering Challenge team of 3 10 10 3 HS/3 MS A team of three students will work together to complete a task. The project will use simple materials. All of the materials will be provided for the group. Whichever group works best to solve the problem wins. Each member of the group should also bring a resume.
Technical Drafting individual NA 24   School desktops will have the Autodesk suite. If student needs to use another program, students will need to bring their own laptop with CAD software of their choice installed. Make sure that you test the laptops to make sure that the software will work off of the school network. They will be given a print with a series of parts. They will need to create a 3D model of the parts and then convert that model into 2D prints. The prints may include; orthographic, isometric, detailed, and assembly views. The prints should be fully dimensioned using ANSI standards. All students should also bring a resume.
Welding individual NA 22 5 The students will be taking a written test on welding fundamentals. They will also be producing a finished weldment using the SMAW and GMAW processes. The print will be fairly simple. The written test may contain some print reading questions. We have Millermatic 255. Students will draw numbers to see what machine they get. I will work to make sure that they know how to run everything. All students should also bring a resume, wear boots, and have their own safety glasses. Other PPE’s will be provided but each student can bring their own: welding hood, jacket, and gloves.
Welding Sculpture individual 10 30   The student will need to create a welding sculpture prior to the competition. The student will bring the sculpture along with detailed plans and material list. Student will be interviewed by the judges.