Elkhorn Area High School Students and China Instrument Parts Visit Wisconsin’s SkillsUSA Competition at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin
Students from Elkhorn Area High School, advisor Fred Ganter (pictured on the far right), and Barry Butters of China Instrument Parts visited the Wisconsin SkillsUSA competition, which was held at the Alliant Energy Center on April 30, 2014. China Instrument Parts sponsored the transportation of the group. This was an important event for the students, as they are looking into participating in the robotics competition next year.
Butters also had the opportunity to go to Madison Area Technical College where the SkillsUSA Machining Competition took place.
One June 23-27, 2014, the 50th Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Championships will take place in Kansas City, Missouri. Last year, the keynote speaker at the conference was Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs. Click here to watch the keynote address on YouTube.
The SkillsUSA promotional video below, summarizes the essence of the conference and the movement.
