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Advisors
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James Cupps: james.cupps@boiseschools.org
Rachel Montgomery: rachel.montgomery@boiseschools.org
Mary Knapp: mary.knapp@boiseschools.org
Skills USA is a state and national organization for the students of the Ada Professional-Technical Center (Dehryl A. Dennis Professional-Technical Education Center).
Students from Centennial High School travel to the Dehryl Dennis center to study, Collision Repair Technology , Automotive Technology, Automotive Electronics, Graphic Communications, Modern Machining Technology, Residential/Construction Trades (Level I), and Welding & Metal Fabrication.
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About Us |
What is SkillsUSA?
A national organization serving more than 264,000 high school and college
students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical,
skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations.
Where is It?
In high schools and college/technical schools. SkillsUSA has more than a quarter million student members
annually, organized into 13,000 chapters and 54 state and territorial associations
(including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands).
What's the point of it all?
SkillsUSA prepares America's
high performance workers. It provides quality education experiences for students
in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds
and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills.
It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work
skills, life-long education and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA also promotes understanding of the free enterprise
system and involvement in community service activities.
Who is involved?
Approximately 14,500 teachers and school administrators serve as professional SkillsUSA members
and instructors. More than 1,000 corporations, trade associations and labor
unions actively support SkillsUSA on a national level through financial aid, in-kind
contributions, and involvement of their people in SkillsUSA activities.
Many more work directly with state associations and local chapters.
What else?
SkillsUSA programs include local, state
and national competitions in which students demonstrate occupational and
leadership skills. During the annual national-level SkillsUSA Championships,
more than 4,100 students compete in 75 occupational and leadership skill
areas. SkillsUSA programs also help to establish
industry standards for job skill training in the classroom.
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| President |
Jen Henke |
| Vice President |
Ben Decamp |
| Secretary |
Krista Atkinson |
| Treasurer |
Ryan Meinhart |
| Reporter |
Andrew Close |
| Parliamentarian |
Kevin Bell |
| President |
Marlin Shoecraft |
| Vice President |
Tara Chumbler |
| Secretary |
Rachel Cook |
| Treasurer |
Thomas Egbert |
| Reporter |
Danni Price |
| Parliamentarian |
C.J. Hart |
| President |
Jason Nicholas |
| Vice President |
Mitch Lokker |
| Secretary |
Amber Marona |
| Treasurer |
Nick Carter |
| Reporter |
Audrey Sturtevant |
| Parliamentarian |
Frasier Moma |
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