Middle School Skills Championships
** These links MUST be read prior to registering your students**
- Medical Release, Personal Liability, Code of Conduct, Photography/Sound Release (Required)* this document will be kept by advisor during conference.
- Middle School Competition Selection Rules. Your middle school students may compete in only one or two competitions. The rules explain which competitions they can do together.
- MS Chapter Registration Limits 24-25 there are limits to how many competitors each school can bring for each competition.
- Middle School Contests Dress Requirements – SkillsUSA Nebraska
- Middle School Registration Instructions Registration is not done until you hit the submit button at the end! Registration is done on the National Website.
- Responsibility Release & Chapter Permission Form (Required) – this MUST be emailed to the state office prior to event
- SkillsUSA Nebraska Competition Theme
- Students must be members to attend the conference.
- Registration fee is $30 – covers conference materials, medals, t-shirts, giveaways, & lunch.
- Winners of National Competitions can register for our State Leadership and Skills Conference. Winners from both of the middle school conferences will compete against each other for the opportunity to attend and compete at Nationals in June
REGISTRATION FOR EAST CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS
NOVEMBER 5, 2025 and CLOSES NOVEMBER 19, 2025
REGISTRATION FOR WEST CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS
JAUNUARY 14, 2026 and CLOSES JANUARY 28, 2026
Middle School Skills Championship Agenda
We will have Championship Programs specific for each Middle School Championship with all information as far as updated times, contest room assignments, campus map and lunches. There is the possibility we may have to issue contest judging assignments to teachers attending. We will attempt to satisfy all judging positions with business and industry personnel from each community.
Middle School Competitions
Students can choose to take part in the Technical (T) or Leadership (L) events listed below. Those marked ** are also State and National Competitions. Only ** marked contest move on to the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Championships in April. The Technical Standards for the State and National Competitions can be found on the Pathful website once the advisor and students’ membership is submitted.
- Applied Math -T
- Bridge Building -T
- Extemporaneous Speaking,** – L
- Metric 500 -T
- Mouse Trap Distance -T
- Mouse Trap Speed -T
- Mouse Traptor Vehicle Pull -T
- Pin Design** – T
- Robotics-Urban Search and Rescue
- Team Engineering Challenge – T
- T-Shirt Design ** – T
- Drone 1 – Basic (State Only)
- Job Skill Demonstration A – L
- Job Skill Demonstration Open** – L
- Opening and Closing Ceremonies** – L
- Promotional Bulletin Board** – L
- PowerPoint Presentation – L (TOPIC 2025)
- Prepared Speech – L (TOPIC 2025)
- Quiz Bowl – L