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SKILLSUSA

Advisors

Patricia A. Rhodenizer
Dee Gonzalez
Michael Torres

About Us   

SkillsUSA is a national organization of students, teachers and industry representatives who are working together to prepare students for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations.  SkillsUSA provides quality education experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship and character development. It builds and reinforces self-confidence, work attitudes and communications skills. It emphasizes total quality at work, high ethical standards, superior work skills, life-long education, and pride in the dignity of work. SkillsUSA also promotes understanding of the free-enterprise system and involvement in community service.

Annual Events

CTSO workshop, CTSO installation, Temple Halloween parade, Reading Christmas parade, Heritage Festival, Grings Mill Festival of Lights – children’s workshops, Eggstravaganza, Go Fly A Kite Day, holiday social, competitors social, meetings with parents and competitors, Leadership Conference.

Awards

• Over 45 RMCTC students participated in District Competitions at several Career and Technology Centers through out the state.  4 students earned First Place Medals, 7 Students earned Second Place Medals, and 5 students earned Third Place Medals
• 7 students represented RMCTC at the State Competition held in Hershey, PA
• RMCTC won the Outstanding Scrapbook award due to the diligent efforts of Merelyn Janse and Natalia Arbaleaz

Honors

Merelyn Janse and Natalia Arbaleaz represented RMCTC at National Competition in Kansas City, winning 4th place for Outstanding Chapter

Other Activities

We follow the SkillsUSA Program of Work. Every year we raise money for non-profit organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Ronald McDonald House through a statewide program sponsored by the PA State Officer Team. Our National Technical Honor Society hosts a Relay for Life walk-a-thon for cancer in late April every year. Our SkillsUSA chapter has become a part of this activity by raising money and getting sponsors. We also had two students become a part of a Cycling For Life Relay to raise money for Cancer and our chapter helped them raise the money they needed to become a part of that team. We are a very busy SkillsUSA Chapter. Our goal is to get as many students involved in communiity activities as possible to help them become active members of our society.