Author: Karen N. Kitzel

Pushing Past Your Comfort Zone

Jordan Packer is a world-class welder, a fact corroborated by his bronze medal at the 2022 WorldSkills Competition. “World-class” is far from where he started, however. First, he had to discover that reaching a place of true fulfillment often means navigating through confidence-challenging obstacles. Packer embraced the challenge, and his patience paid off.

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SkillsUSA Members Visit U.S. Capitol to Advocate for SkillsUSA

Personal Stories and Framework Skills Highlighted During WLTI.

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A SkillsUSA Network Helps Self-Proclaimed “Brick Chick” Craft a Rock-Solid Career

Her more than 100,000 Instagram followers know her as “That Masonry Girl,” a proud online proponent of the skilled trades. Offline, Ashton White is no less passionate about the trade she loves and the organization — SkillsUSA — that led her to career-ready success.

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Insider’s Guide to Competition

Earning a medal as a SkillsUSA Championships competitor is “kind-of-a-big-deal,” and our Insider’s Guide just may help you find your way to the 2022 SkillsUSA medal podium.

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Purpose Cemented by Passion

It’s fitting that Peyton Holland is the executive director of the National Technical Honor Society. After all, the inherent honor of the skilled trades was ingrained in him early on by his father. To reach his full potential, however, Holland would need more building blocks to success. He’d find them in a SkillsUSA masonry classroom.

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Successful SkillsUSA Graduate Gives School a Jolt with Generous Donation

Scott Regional Technical Center (Mo.) graduate Greg Huse (right) with his wife Tameka Huse …

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