Advisor Update
| SkillsUSA New Mexico Advisor NewsDecember 2009
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| Happy Holidays |
| Happiest of the Holiday Season to All. Thank you for all you do for students each and every day. “A Hundred Years From Now, It Will Not Matter What Your Bank Account Was, The Sort Of House You Lived In, Or The Kind Of Car You Drove. But, The World Will Be Different Because You Were Important In The Life Of A Student.” |
| Membership |
| Remember to submit your membership ASAP. The next 20 schools/institutions that affiliate with at least 12 student members and one or more professional members will receive two free CD-ROMs, one containing the new Technical Standards (competition rules and regulations) for 2009-2010, the second containing the 2009 national contest projects. All membership must be submitted by Feb.1, in order to compete in the State Championships. |
| 2010 State Conference |
| When: March 25-27, 2010 (Culinary, Cosmetology and early registration, March 24) Where: Hilton Hotel, Albuquerque Cost: $60.00 per attendee Conference Registration: Open from January 22 - February 22 Registration will close Monday, February 22, 2010. Please register early. Registration will not be accepted after February 22. For more information go to: http://www.nmctlp.org/skillsconference |
| 2010 Pin Design |
| Congratulations to Fabian DeLaCruz from Hobbs High School for winning the 2010 Pin Design Contest. |
| Work Force Ready System |
SkillsUSA members are able to access the new Work Force Ready System technical assessments. Member price for the assessments is $5.00 per assessment. Non-members pay $20.00 per assessment. Current assessments available in the following technical areas:
ASE-AYES-SkillsUSA Co-brand
For more information go to http://www.workforcereadysystem.org/
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| SkillsUSA and National Technical Honor Society |
| SkillsUSA is working with the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) to promote student achievement. NTHS will award four $1,000 scholarships to SkillsUSA members at our 2010 National Leadership and Skills Conference. To be eligible, students must be active, dues-paying members of both SkillsUSA and NTHS, complete an application and write an essay. For more information, go to: www.skillsusa.org/nths. |
| On-line Resources For Instructors |
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Don’t forget to check out the online advisor training modules (Advisor Essentials Training Library) have been developed for the Champions for Change program. These modules are designed to be easy-to-use, easy-to-access and to connect advisors to existing resources. All advisors are welcome to use the training modules anytime, anywhere to learn how to develop a strong SkillsUSA chapter. For more information and to view the modules, go to http://www.championsforchange.org/changeinprogress.html Also free and online are two additional resources - Chapter Activity Planner and Personal Leadership Inventory. |
| 2009 National Leadership and Skills Conference Souvenir DVD |
| SkillsUSA is taking orders for the 2009 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference Souvenir DVD. This feature-length DVD brings back all of the excitement, the fun and the memories of national conference, event by event. From the Opening Ceremony to TECHSPO, delegate sessions, the competition floor, the community service projects and the Awards Ceremony, conference week is captured forever. A bonus slide show with music is included, featuring a 30-minute montage of photos from all conference events. The DVD is $19.95, Stock No. 983. To order, call 800-321-8422 or go to http://www.skillsusa.org/store/dvd.html. |
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| Saundra CastilloSkillsUSA New Mexico State DirectorNew Mexico Career Technical Leadership ProgramSaundra.castillo@regionix.org575-973-2427 |
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