On April 5-6 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI, SkillsUSA Wisconsin held the 49th Annual Skills Competition Event. This year there were over 1,200 competitors, 10 of those from the New Glarus SkillsUSA chapter. SkillsUSA is a student-led organization based on improving our member's leadership, workplace, and technical skills within a multitude of career fields from diesel mechanics, construction, masonry, and barbering to 3D printing and cabinet making.

Photo courtesy of Kris Anderson

Front Row (L-R): Edan Doll, Danika Doll, Lily Douty, Sophia Gardner, Bella Brenkman. Back Row (L-R): Austin Nimtz, Aiden Runkle, Devin Schneider, Tatiana Bobrowicz.

This year the New Glarus chapter had members compete in Additive Manufacturing, Entrepreneurship, Team Engineering Challenge, Facilathon, Welding Sculpture, and Extemporaneous Speaking. This was our most diverse range of competitions and our members did an amazing job extending their abilities and trying new things.

Our Entrepreneurial Team took home 3rd place. Congratulations to Edan Doll, Danika Doll, and Bella Brenkman! Our Additive Manufacturing competitors Aiden Runkle and Devin Schneider will have their results completed for their event by the end of the month. The team is hopeful to be eligible for Nationals in Atlanta, GA, on June 20-24.