TOMAHAWK – Numerous Tomahawk High School students are slated to take part in the 53rd annual SkillsUSA Wisconsin State Leadership and Skills Conference in Madison next month.
The conference will be held at the Alliant Energy Center and Madison Area Technical College on Tuesday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 8.
A release from SkillsUSA said the 2026 conference will feature more than 1,750 middle school, high school and college/post-secondary students, with business and industry representation from over 100 companies and over 300 volunteers, technical chairs and judges.
High schoolers from Merrill, Mosinee and Rhinelander, as well as students from dozens of other schools and colleges from around the state, will also be in attendance.
Students will participate in more than 60 competitions, including 3D Printing and Design, Automotive Service Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Entrepreneurship, Medical Terminology, Video Production and Welding.
The public is encouraged to attend the SkillsUSA Wisconsin State Championships at no cost.
About SkillsUSA
Founded in 1973, Wisconsin SkillsUSA added 14 new chapters in the 2025 school year, bringing the total to 166 high school and middle school Wisconsin secondary chapters.
“A partnership of students, teachers, and industry representatives working together to ensure America has the skilled workforce needed to stay competitive, the SkillsUSA diverse talent pipeline covers more than 110 trades, technical, and skilled service occupations, mostly related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM),” SkillsUSA stated.
More than 200 corporations, trade associations, businesses and labor unions support Wisconsin SkillsUSA. Programs are integrated into career and technical education through a framework of personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. SkillsUSA also offers technical skill assessments and other workplace credentials.
“Helping each student excel and as a solution to shrinking the skills gap, SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations,” the organization said. “SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce by developing framework skills, including personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. The SkillsUSA mission is built upon – and its success depends on – the commitment of members and partners to the following values: integrity, respect, responsibility, citizenship and service.”
Learn more about SkillsUSA and the State Leadership and Skills Conference at www.skillsusa-wi.org.
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