Weekly Newsletter October 3, 2025

Get ready for an exciting year with SkillsUSA Wyoming! The national theme for 2025 is Champion Your Future, and it could not be more on point. Now is the time to start shaping your chapter’s goals, planning activities, and building a strong officer team. Every meeting, every project, and every competition is a chance to take charge of your future. This year is about stepping up, pushing limits, and proving just how far you and your chapter can go.

If your chapter is interested in in-person or virtual training, please contact Shawna Reichert, your State Director.

Start your SkillsUSA year with inspiration, leadership, and connection at Fall Conference! This year’s Fall Conference will be held on Monday, November 17th and Tuesday, November 18th at Casper College.

Registration opens on Thursday, October 17th and will remain open until Monday, November 3rd. The cost is $45, and you do not need to be a member to attend. Every chapter in attendance will receive a NEW CHAPTER GUIDE KIT to help you launch a successful year.

We are finalizing details for the schedule now and will post updates soon on both our website and in this newsletter.

And back by popular demand: the Statesmanship Award will be offered again this year! All attendees will have the opportunity to earn this award, but only at Fall Conference.

Did you know that you can change settings within your membership registration site to allow your students to enter their own information?

One of the many benefits of registering as a professional member is access to the Technical Standards. The 2024-2026 Technical Standards are available NOW.

As you begin meeting as a chapter, preparing a Program of Work for the school year, and considering your slate for technical and leadership contests for our state conference, it is imperative to have the technical standards to guide your preparation.

As a reminder, Level 1/Quality Chapter status is required for any chapter that wishes to compete at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in 2026. Wyoming SkillsUSA has promoted this change for the past four years, and it officially became a requirement beginning in 2025.

Here is the updates for 2025: https://www.skillsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SkillsUSA-Chapter-Excellence-Program-2025-Application-Updates.pdf

Here is what the application is going to look like when you sign in.

CEP-Applications-0622-v7.pdf (skillsusa.org)

This is a great activity for your chapter! A link to a Lesson Plan.

Please contact Shawna Reichert - Our team is ready and willing to talk your chapter through the process.

Join us in Riverton for the 2025 CTSO Adviser Training on November 13–14 at CWC. This two-day event is designed to provide advisers with practical tools, engaging tours, and hands-on learning to support strong chapter programs. From competitive event preparation and industry tours to updates in FCCLA and SkillsUSA, this training offers valuable resources to help you guide students toward success. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together.