State Conference
SkillsUSA Maryland
53rd Annual State Championship
April 17-18, 2026!
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52nd Annual State Championship
March 28-29, 2025
New Post! Awards Ceremony, Saturday, March 29, 2025 – begins at 7:00 p.m. Live Stream Link: https://www.carrollmediacenter.org/skills-usa-awards-ceremony-2025
New Post! 3/27/25 CC Agriculture Ctr Map.Bus Shuttle Schedule
New Post! 3/26/25 2025 State Championship Program
Updated! 3/21/25 2025 State Championship Schedule
New Post! 3/21/25 – 2025 State Contest Locations – Room Numbers
*Registration Fees – $130 contestants / $55 non-contestants (note: must be a 2024-2025 paid member to register – January 31 is membership deadline!)
*Registration Deadline – February 26, 2025
NEW THIS YEAR! – Chapters planning to stay in or near Westminster must secure their own Friday overnight accommodations. There will be no State Championship-designated hotel this year.
Hotels Near Carroll County Career and Technology Center
*Registration Payment – send registration payment to April Powell, Treasurer, SkillsUSA Maryland. Please contact April if you wish to pay via credit card:
SkillsUSA Maryland
April Powell, Treasurer
P.O. Box 92
Snow Hill, MD 21863
ADPowell@worcesterk12.org
Friday, March 28, 2025
NEW LOCATION! Registration Materials Pick-up-Available Friday Only (Carroll County CTC) – 2:30pm-6:30pm
NEW TIME! Delegate Assembly (Carroll County CTC) – 5 pm-6:00 pm
Dinner provided for all Friday delegates and competitors!
NEW TIME! Friday Competitions (Carroll CTC) – contests begin at 6 pm
Additive Manufacturing
Career Pathways Showcase
Chapter Display
Community Service
Engineering Technology/Design
Entrepreneurship
Quiz Bowl
TeamWorks (tool check/orientation/presentations at Ag Center – 3:00 pm)
Saturday, March 29, 2025 – all contests begin at 8 am!
Carroll County Career and Technology Center
1229 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Westminster High School
1225 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Carroll County Agriculture Center
706 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster, MD 21157
Carroll County Public Safety Training Center (Pending)
50 Kate Wagner Road, Westminster, MD 21157
Local 486 Plumbers & Steamfitters Apprenticeship Training School (Plumbing, Welding Fabrication)
1201 66th Street, Rosedale, MD 21237
Mudgett’s Auto Body (Automotive Refinishing Technology, Collision Repair Technology)
2960 Dede Road, Finksburg, MD 21048
Food Trucks, Concessions, Fun Activities! 12 pm – 6 pm
Awards Ceremony – Carroll County Agriculture Center – 7:00 pm -9:00 pm (Shipley Arena)
The SkillsUSA Maryland State Championship offers state-level competitions for high school (middle and PS) student paid members enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. To better appreciate the diversity of competitions available to students see 2025 state contest list. This list includes events that do and do not require regional competitions to qualify for state competitions: 2025 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 23-28, 2025.
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 2025 Contest Technical Standards as soon as possible to successfully prepare for competitions.
Contest Technical Standards examples (from 2024):
Automotive Service Technology 2024 Technical Standards
Carpentry 2024 Technical Standards
Cyber Security 2024 Technical Standards
Nurse Assisting 2024 Technical Standards
Technical Computer Applications, 2024 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!
2025 State Voting Delegate Instructions
Local Chapter Delegate Registration
NVD Candidate 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 this information: SkillsUSA PD Test Study Guide
SkillsUSA PD Test – Sample Questions
State Championship Courtesy Corps
If you would like to help support the 2025 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
2025 Competition Updates
Note: Students must provide their own computers for 2025 state competitions. Refer to respective 2025 contest Technical Standards for more details.
IMPORTANT: Contests and updates for 2025 state competitions will be posted to list below as they are confirmed and received. Please note that only contests that meet the three (3) chapter registration minimum requirement will be facilitated at the State Championship. Also, updates may not be posted for all contests, as posting updates is at the discretion of the contest chairs:
3D Visualization and Animation
Action Skills
Additive Manufacturing AMF Contest Update.2.21.25
AMF Contest Update #2 2.24.25
AdditiveManufacturingScoring2025
Advertising Design
Architectural Drafting AD Contest Update.3.23.25
Audio Production
Automotive Maintenance Light Repair MLR Contest Update.2.21.25
MLR Contest Update #2 3.4.25
Automotive Refinishing Technology ART Contest Update.3.25.25
Automotive Service Technology AST Contest Update.2.21.25
AST Contest Update #2 3.4.25
Baking and Pastry Arts CB Update.2.6.25
CB Update #2 3.6.25
CB Update #3 3.21.25
Barbering BAR Contest Update.3.3.25
BAR Contest Update #2 .3.17.25
Basic Health Care Skills CARE Contest Update.3.24.25
Career Pathways Showcase
Carpentry C Contest Update 3.27.25
Collision Damage Appraisal CDA Contest Update.3.13.25
CDA Contest Update #2 3.25.25
Collision Repair Technology CRT Contest Update.2.20.25
Commercial sUAS Drone DT Contest Upate.3.7.25
Community Service
Cosmetology CO Contest Update.2.27.25
CO Contest Update.2.27.25. #2
Crime Scene Investigation
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts CA Contest Update.3.13.25
Customer Service CUS Update.3.18.25
Cyber Security CY Contest Update.2.19.25
CY Contest Update #2 3.21.25
Dental Assisting
Diesel Equipment Technology DET Contest Update.3.22.25
Digital Cinema Production Contest Prompt – (3/17/25)
Early Childhood Education PRE Contest Update.3.7.25
Electrical Construction Wiring ECW Contest Update.3.12.25
Employment Application Process
Engineering Technology/Design
Entrepreneurship
Esthetics EST Contest Update.3.21.25
Extemporaneous Speaking
Firefighting
First Aid/CPR
Health Knowledge Bowl BOWL Contest Update.3.14.25
BOWL Contest Update #2. 3.19.25
HVACR
Industrial Motor Control MOTR Contest Update.2.20.25
Information Technology Services
Interactive Application and Video Game Design
Internetworking WORK Contest Update.3.5.25
WORK Contest Update #2 3.18.25
Job Interview JI Contest Update.3.17.25
Job Skill Demonstration A
Job Skill Demonstration Open
Masonry Masonry Contest Update.3.24.25
Medical Math
Medical Terminology
Nail Care NAIL Contest Update.3.21.25
Nurse Assisting NA Contest Update.3.11.25
Photography P Contest Update.2.10.25
Pin Design
Plumbing
Prepared Speech
Principles of Technology
Promotional Bulletin Board PBB Contest Update.3.14.25
Quiz Bowl
Related Technical Math
Restaurant Service FBS Contest Update.3.13.25
Robotics and Automation Technology
Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue
Sheet Metal SM Contest Update.3.27.25
TeamWorks TW Contest Update.3.24.25
TW Contest Update #2 3.24.25
Technical Drafting
T-Shirt Design
Video News Production
Video Production
Welding
Welding Fabrication
Welding Sculpture
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Here is the archived list of 2024 state contest updates fyi:
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 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
T-Shirt Design TSD Contest Update.4.1.24
Video News Production
Video Production
Welding W Contest Update 4.1.24
Welding Fabrication WF Contest Update 4.1.24
Welding Sculpture
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