State Conference
51st Annual State Championship
Congratulations to all students who participated in the State Championship, April 12-13, 2024!
See State Medalists via this link! https://www.skillsusa-register.org/scores
State Championship Conference Program
State Championship Contest Locations
State Championship Concessions / Food Trucks
State Championship Flyer
***IMPORTANT: Students must provide their own computers for 2024 state competitions. Refer to respective 2024 contest Technical Standards for more details. NO COMPUTERS WILL BE PROVIDED BY HOST SITES!
Friday, April 12, 2024
BWI Airport Marriott
1743 W. Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Registration Materials Pick-up (Available Friday Only!)- 2:30pm-6:30pm
Delegate Assembly – 6 pm-7:00 pm
Dinner for all Friday competitors and overnight guests – 6 pm-10 pm
Friday evening competitions begin at 7 pm and include:
Additive Manufacturing
Career Pathways Showcase
Community Service
Engineering Technology/Design
Entrepreneurship
Quiz Bowl
Saturday, April 13, 2024 (all contests begin at 8 am!)
Carroll County Career and Technology Center (Saturday competitions)
1229 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Carroll County Agricultural Center (Electrical Construction Wiring, Industrial Motor Control, TeamWorks – important: TW is a Friday-Saturday contest at Agricultural Center)
706 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster, MD 21157
Carroll County Public Safety Training Center (Saturday competitions)
50 Kate Wagner Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Gateway School (Saturday competitions)
45 Kate Wagner Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Local 486 Plumbers and Steamfitters Apprenticeship Training School (Plumbing, Welding, Welding Fabrication competitions)
1201 66th Street, Rosedale, MD 21237
Mudgett’s Auto Body (Automotive Refinishing Technology, Collision Repair Technology)
2960 Dede Road, Finksburg, MD 21048
Toyota Central Atlantic Region Training Facility (Automotive Service Technology and Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair competitions)
6710 Baymeadow Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21060
Food Trucks, Concessions, Fun Activities! noon-5 pm (plan to stay local after students compete!)
Carroll County Agricultural Center
Awards Ceremony – 6:30 pm -8:30 pm (Shipley Arena, Agricultural Center)
The SkillsUSA Maryland State Championship offers state-level competitions for high school (middle and PS) student members enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. To better appreciate the diversity of competitions available to students see 2024 state contest list. This list includes events that do and do not require regional competitions to qualify for state competitions: 2024 Regional and “Straight to States” Contest List
Each Spring, the State Championship showcases Maryland CTE students from across the state who compete in a wide variety of skilled, occupationally-related and leadership events. The first place “gold medal” winners qualify to represent Maryland at the annual National SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), in Atlanta, Georgia, June 24-29, 2024.
SkillsUSA Maryland paid Professional Members (ie. advisors/instructors) have online access to the latest competition Technical Standards. Go to skillsusa.org and click the “Join” button at the top of the home page to access this information.
IMPORTANT: Students interested in participating in local, regional and state competitions must receive/review 2024 Contest Technical Standards as soon as possible to successfully prepare for competitions.
Contest Technical Standards examples (from 2023):
Automotive Service Technology 2023 Technical Standards
Electrical Construction Wiring 2023 Technical Standards
Cyber Security 2023 Technical Standards
TeamWorks 2023 Technical Standards
Web Design & Development 2023 Technical Standards
Delegate and Delegate Assembly Information
SkillsUSA is a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO), whereby student members are charged with the responsibility of governing the affairs associated with the student constitution. Chapters are entitled to student voting delegates commensurate with their membership to represent the views of their chapter within the structure of the State House of Delegates. Please be sure your chapter is represented at the SkillsUSA Maryland annual Delegate Assembly, held on the first day of the State Championship. Learn more about serving as a State Delegate by reviewing instructions. Use these links to register now for the State Championship Delegate Assembly!
2024 State Voting Delegate Instructions
Local Chapter Delegate Registration
National Voting Delegate Application
Professional Development Test
Students participating in SkillsUSA Maryland state competitions must complete a professional development (PD) online test before the State Championship. PD test scores will be used as state contest tie-breakers so students are strongly encouraged to review and know the PD test study questions (answers included).
PD online testing window opens Monday, March 18, 2024 and closes Friday, April 5, 2024 :
SkillsUSA-PD-Test-2024-Study-Guide
SkillsUSA Professional Development Test Questions
State Championship Courtesy Corps
If you would like to help support the 2024 State Championship consider volunteering for the Courtesy Corps (CC). Student delegates and Friday evening competitors are especially encouraged to participate. Please contact Charlene Zinnel if you have any questions: zinnelc@dcpsmd.org
Here’s how to join: State Championship Courtesy Corp Sign-up
Competition Updates
IMPORTANT: Students must provide their own computers for 2024 state competitions. Refer to respective 2024 contest Technical Standards for more details. NO COMPUTERS WILL BE PROVIDED BY HOST SITES!
Contest updates are posted to list below as they are received:
Action Skills
Additive Manufacturing AMF Contest Update 4.5.24
AMF Contest Update CHALLENGE 4.9.24
Advertising Design ADV Update.4.1.24
Architectural Drafting AD Contest Update.3.26.24
Audio/Radio Production
Automotive Maintenance Light Repair MLR Contest Update.1.18.24
Automotive Refinishing Technology ART Contest Update 4.8.24
Automotive Service Technology AST Contest Update.1.18.24
Baking and Pastry Arts CB Contest Update.2.22.24
CB Contest Update #2 4.7.24
Barbering Barbering Contest Update.4.3.24
Basic Health Care Skills CARE Contest Update.4.5.24
Career Pathways Showcase
Carpentry C Contest Update.4.4.24
C Contest Update #2 4.5.24
Collision Repair Technology CRT Contest Update.4.2.24
Commercial sUAS Drone
Community Service
Cosmetology CO Contest Update.3.12.24 #1
CO Contest Update.3.12.24 #2
CO Contest Update.3.28.24 #3
Crime Scene Investigation
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts CA Contest Update.3.4.24
CA Contest Update #2 3.21.24
Customer Service
Cyber Security CY Contest Update.3.7.24
Diesel Equipment Technology DET Contest Update.4.5.24
Digital Cinema Production VPD Contest Update.4.2.24
Early Childhood Education PRE Contest Update.3.6.24
Electrical Construction Wiring ECW Contest Update.3.7.24
Employment Application Process
Engineering Technology/Design
Entrepreneurship
Esthetics EST Contest Update.4.3.24
EST Contest Update #2 4.3.24
Extemporaneous Speaking
Firefighting
First Aid/CPR
Health Knowledge Bowl
HVACR
Industrial Motor Control MOTR Contest Update.3.14.24
Information Technology Services
Interactive Application and Video Game Design
Internetworking WORK Contest Update.4.1.24
Job Interview
Job Skill Demonstration A
Job Skill Demonstration Open
Masonry M Contest Update.4.6.24
Medical Math
Medical Terminology
Nail Care NAIL Contest Update.4.3.24
Nurse Assisting NA Contest Update.4.1.24
Photography P Contest Update.3.5.24
Pin Design
Plumbing
Prepared Speech
Principles of Technology
Promotional Bulletin Board PBB Contest Update 4.8.24
Quiz Bowl
Related Technical Math
Restaurant Service FBS Contest Update.4.7.24
Robotics and Automation Technology
Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue
Sheet Metal SM Contest Update.3.11.24
SM Contest Update #2 3.13.24
TeamWorks TW Contest Update.3.21.24
TW Contest Update #2 3.21.24
Technical Drafting
Television (Video) Production
T-Shirt Design TSD Contest Update.4.1.24
Welding W Contest Update 4.1.24
Welding Fabrication WF Contest Update 4.1.24
Welding Sculpture
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