2017 Leadership & Skills Conference Contest Schedule

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SkillsUSA Texas Championships Thursday, April 6 – 9, 2017

ABC = American Bank Center

Updates will be announced at the opening session on Friday @ 1:00 pm. Red lettering has not yet been confirmed.


/ Contest / Contest Staff / Orientation Info / Contest Info /
1.  / 3D Freehand Nail Art Acrylic
1st & 2nd district winners compete in Skills / Rhonda Romero
/ Friday @ 4:00 pm
Contest Site / ABC Water Garden Ballroom
Saturday @1:00 pm
2.  / 3-D Visualization and Animation
1st & 2nd place district winners compete in Skills / Mick MCKinney
Klein Collins High School
/ Computer Setup 1-3:45pm
Friday @ 4:00pm
Contest Site
Written Tests will be Taken / ABC H. G. Ballroom Saturday
8:00am – 4:00pm
(computer breakdown after 4:15pm)
3.  / Action Skills
1st & 2nd district winners compete / Diana Ferguson
TIVA Executive Director / Saturday @ 1:00 pm / Omni
Matagorda Room 1:00 pm Saturday
4.  / Action Skills – Exploratory
1st & 2nd district winners compete / Diana Ferguson
TIVA Executive Director / Saturday @ 1:00 pm / Omni
Matagorda1:00 pm Saturday
5.  / Additive Manufacturing Direct Digital Manufacturing Competition
(Additive Manufacturing)
1st and 2nd and 3rd district winners compete / Bart Taylor
A&M Consolidated / Friday @ 4:00pm 105
Bring Notebook
Written Test and Official Dress.
Bring completed project / ABC Exhibit Hall Saturday @ 8am-11am
Bring completed project. Presentation & Interview Portion of Contest. Interview times will be assigned at orientation
6.  / Advertising Design
1st & 2nd district winners compete in Skills / Kara McEuen-Powell
/ Computer Setup 1-2:45pm
Friday @ 3:00pm
Contest Site
Written Tests will be Taken / ABC H. G. Ballroom Saturday
9:00am – 3:00pm
(computer breakdown after 3:00pm)
7.  / American Spirit Award
1st & 2nd district winners compete / SkillsUSA Texas
Select Committee
Board of Directors
Great Clips / Check in Friday
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Booth # 3 in
ABC Exhibit Hall
Leave your notebook / ABC Board Room Interview time assigned at check in
8.  / Applied Engineering
Texas Only Does not advance to National
1st & 2nd district winners compete / Air Products / Friday @ 5:00 pm
Room 107
Resumes to be turned in
Contest Clothing inspection / ABC Room 107 Saturday
9:00 AM
9.  / Architectural Drafting
1st & 2nd district winners compete in Skills
/ Jackson Tegarden
Retired Drafting
DC Whittenburg
Bobby Klepac / Friday @ 5:00 pm
@ Contest Site / Del Mar College
Building GP
Room 212 Saturday 9:00
Email if you plan to bring your own computer
10.  / Audio Video Production Quiz Bowl
1st & 2nd compete in Quiz Bowl Contest / Gregory Paschal
Garland ISD
Donna Gillory
SkillsUSA TX Board Chair / Saturday @ 6:00 pm / Radisson Hotel Saturday @ 6:00 PM
11.  / Audio/Radio Production
1st & 2nd compete in Contest / Nathan Wood
Ryan Tuomey
Ben Barber CT Academy / American Bank Center
Room 226
Friday @ 3:00 PM
Bring Resume
Written Test will be given / ABC Room 226 Saturday @ 9:00 am
Room 226
Field Recording TBA at Orientation
12.  / Auto CAD Civil Design - Texas Only
1st & 2nd & 3rd district winners compete in Skills / Jackson Tegarden
Retired Drafting
DC Whittenburg
Bobby Klepac / Friday @ 5:00 pm
@ Contest Site / Del Mar College
Building GP
Room 212 Saturday 9:00
Email if you plan to bring your own computer
13.  / Auto Collision Estimation
1st and 2nd place from district competition / Gregg Thomas / American Bank Center
Orientation / Contest
Friday @ 8:00 pm
Room 104 @ ABC
Bring pencil / ABC Exhibit Hall 9:00PM
14.  / Automated Manufacturing Technology
1st & 2nd compete in Skills Contest / Teaching Systems / American Bank Center
Saturday @ 10:00 am
Contest Site / ABC Exhibit Hall Time TBA At Orientation
15.  / Automotive Refinishing Technology
1st district winners compete in Skills / Greg Thomas
Retried SkillsUSA Advisor

Adolfo Castaneda
Del Mar College / Del Mar College
Friday @ 3:00 pm
Written test given
AB-104 / Del Mar College West Campus
AB-104
Saturday @ 8:00 am
16.  / Automotive Service Quiz Bowl
1st & 2nd compete in Quiz Bowl Contest
Delmar Auto Maintenance and Light Repair, G1 Study guide used for questions / Charles Allen
SnapOn / Omni
Corpus Christi Ballroom B
Friday @ 6:00 pm
Written test and
Clothing check / Omni
Corpus Christi
BallroombB
Friday @ 6:00 pm
17.  / Automotive Service Technology
1st & 2nd compete in Skills Contest / David Castillo
/ American Bank Center
Friday @ 3:00 pm
Room 102 / ABC Exhibit Hall
Saturday TBA at orientation
18.  / Automotive Trades Tool ID
Places 1 – 10 from district competition advance to state level competition / Philip McEndree / Texas A&M University
Anchor Ballroom
Saturday @ 10:00 am
Bring a pencil
See Map in APP for Parking Instructions / Texas A&M University
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX
Saturday 3:00 pm
Dress for the competition
Business Casual
Conference t-shirt acceptable
No ragged pants, jeans, shorts
19.  / Automotive Tool Identification
Exploratory Division
Places 1 – 10 from district competition advance to state level competition / Philip McEndree / Texas A&M University
Anchor Ballroom
Saturday @ 10:00 am
Bring a pencil
See Map in APP for Parking Instructions / Texas A&M University
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX
Saturday 3:00 pm
Dress for the competition
Business Casual
Conference t-shirt acceptable
No ragged pants, jeans, shorts
20.  / Aviation Maintenance Technology
1st & 2nd compete in Skills Contest / Cristin Klaus
Del Mar College / Del Mar College
Mandatory Orientation
Friday @ 9:00 am
Aviation Hanger / Del Mar College
Aviation Hanger
Friday @ 9:00 am
21.  / Basic Health Care Skills
1st & 2nd Place in skill competition from district / Vangie DeLeon
/ Del Mar College
Emerging Technologies Building Room 105
Friday @ 9:00 am / Del Mar College
Come to orientation ready to compete
22.  / Broadcast News Production
(4 person team)
1st & 2nd district winners compete in Skills / Darcy Dupree
Southwest High School
/ Radisson Hotel
Friday @ 12:00 pm
Written Test
Bring Resumes and a pencil or pen
Radisson Ballroom
Be prepared to compete / Radisson Hotel
Caribbean Ballroom
3200 Surfside Blvd
Saturday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Radisson Ballroom
23.  / Building Maintenance
1 – 6 place from district compete in Skills Contest / Raymond Bannert
District 2 Director / Orientation Saturday at 9:00 am
Republic of Texas / Omni
Republic of Texas
Immediately following Orientation
24.  / Building Search
1st district winners compete in Skills / Virgil Gonzalez
San Antonio PD / ABC Room 225 A
Friday, 3:00 pm
Written Test to be given / Saturday TBA at the orientation
25.  / Cabinet Making - Mill Work
1st district winners compete in Skills / Jim Kollaja
Fulton Construction
TAWI / Friday @ 2:00 pm
Contest Site
Written Test to be given / ABC Exhibit Hall
Saturday @ 8:00
26.  / Canstruction / Ian and Isabell Wallace / ABC Lobby
Thursday @ 5:00 pm / ABC Lobby
Friday @ 10:00 am
27.  / Career Pathway Showcase
(All Categories)
1st place district winners compete in Skills / Brenda Drawdy
Shoemaker High School
/ Friday Set Showcase beginning 8:00 am
Mandatory Meeting
10:00 am contest site / ABC Water Garden Ballroom
Friday
Interview time given at orientation
28.  / Career Promotion Demonstration
Texas Only Competition
1st & 2nd place district winners compete / Mr. Chris Kiser
Director of College and Readiness
Palestine ISD / Saturday @ 8:30 am
Contest Site / ABC Committee Room #2
Saturday 8:30 am assigned orientation
29.  / Carpentry
1st & 2nd district winners compete in Skills / Mike Carrillo
TSTC
Marvin Mack / Friday @ 6:00 pm
Room 106 / ABC Parking Lot 2
West side of ABC
Saturday @ 8:00 am
30.  / Chapter Business Procedure
1st & 2nd district winners compete / James Stubblefield
Klein High School
/ Holiday Inn Downtown Padre Ballroom
Friday @ 4:00 pm
Written test
Resumes / Holiday Inn Downtown
Padre Ballroom
Saturday @ 8:00 am
Holiday Inn Downtown
Padre Ballroom
31.  / Chapter Business Procedure
Exploratory Division
1st & 2nd district winners compete / James Stubblefield
Klein High School
/ Holiday Inn Downtown
Padre Ballroom
Friday @ 4:00 pm
Written test
Resumes / Holiday Inn Downtown
Padre Ballroom
Saturday @ 8:00 am
Holiday Inn Downtown
Padre Ballroom
32.  / Chapter Display
1st & 2nd district winners compete / Bill Smith
Retired
SkillsUSA Texas Advisor
/ Mandatory meeting Friday
9:30 – 10:00 am
At contest site / Exhibit Hall
Set Up Thursday 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm
33.  / CNC Milling Specialist
1st & 2nd compete in Skills Contest / Randy Glasson
Del Mar College
Amancio Rodriguez / Friday @ 9:00 am
Contest Site / Del Mar College
Metals Building
MT 103
TBA At Orientation
34.  / CNC Turning Specialist
1st & 2nd & 3rd compete in Skills Contest / Randy Glasson
Del Mar College
Amancio Rodriguez / Friday @ 9:00 am
Contest Site / Del Mar College
Metals Building
MT 103
TBA At Orientation
35.  / CNC Technician
1st & 2nd from district compete in Skills Contest / Randy Glasson
Del Mar College
Amancio Rodriguez / Friday @ 9:00 am
Contest Site / Del Mar College
Metals Building
MT 103
TBA At Orientation
36.  / Collision Repair Technology
1st district winners compete in Skills / Greg Thomas
Retired SkillsUSA Advisor
Adolfo Castaneda
Del Mar College / Friday @ 3:00 pm
Written test given
Del Mar College
AB-104 / Del Mar College West Campus
AB-104
Contest
Saturday @ 8:00 am
37.  / Commercial Baking
1st, 2nd & 3rd place district winners compete in the Skilled and Technical Science Contest at the state level / Jeremy Battles
Del Mar College
Felicia Rodriquez
Foy H. Moody High School
/ Orientation Friday 3:00 pm
ABC Room to be determined Bring Pen, Resume and in contest uniform / Del Mar College
Saturday
All parts of the baking competitions will be at Del Mar College this year.
38.  / Community Action Project
1st & 2nd from district compete in Skills Contest / TIVA / Omni Copano
Friday @ 9:00 am
Bring notebook
Competition dress / Omni
Copano
Times for Sat given at orientation
39.  / Community Emergency Response Team 1st Place from each district competes, 2nd & 3rd take technical information test at contest orientation. / Uryan Nelson
Emergency & Community Preparedness Manager
Austin, TX
Scott Paul
Citizen Corps Coordinator
Bexar County / Orientation
Friday 6:00 pm
Room 105 / ABC Garage
next to Lot 2
Saturday 8:00 am
40.  / Community Service Project
1st & 2nd district winners compete
High School and Exploratory / TIVA
Diana Ferguson / Omni Copano
Friday @ 9:00 am
Bring notebook
Competition dress / Omni
Copano
Saturday @ 8:00 am
Debrief – Sunday
9:00 am Copano
41.  / Computer Programming
1st & 2nd Place district winners compete in Skills / Cesar Ibarra
Isaac Gonzalez
TSTC Harlingen / Texas A& M University
Corpus Christi
Saturday 8:30 am
O’Conner Building
Room 248 / Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi
Saturday @ 8:30 am
O’Connor
Lab 241
Java only on computer lab computers
Bring your own computer if needed
42.  / Construction Materials ID
Exploratory Division / Amanda Fowler
Fulton Construction
Corpus Christi, TX / ABC Rotunda
Saturday @ 9:00 am / ABC Room Rotunda
ABC Rotunda
Saturday @ 9:00 am
43.  / Construction Materials ID / Amanda Fowler
Fulton Construction
Corpus Christi, TX / Rotunda
Saturday @ 9:00 am / ABC Rotunda
ABC Rotunda
Saturday @ 9:00 am
44.  / Construction Tool Identification
Places 1 – 10 from district competition advance to state level competition / Mike Cruz / Texas A&M University
Anchor Ballroom
Saturday @ 1:00 pm
Bring a pencil
See Map in APP for Parking Instructions / Texas A&M University
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX
Saturday 3:00 pm
Dress for the competition
Business Casual
Conference t-shirt acceptable
No ragged pants, jeans, shorts
45.  / Construction Tool Identification
Exploratory Division
Places 1 – 10 from district competition advance to state level competition / Mike Cruz / Texas A&M University
Anchor Ballroom
Saturday @ 1:00 pm
Bring a pencil
See Map in APP for Parking Instructions / Texas A&M University
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, TX
Saturday @ 1:00 PM
Dress for the competition
Business Casual
Conference t-shirt acceptable
No ragged pants, jeans, shorts
46.  / Cosmetology
1st & 2nd district winners compete in Skills / Lynda Vinger

Sherryl Gray
/ Friday
Orientation @ 2:00 pm
Uniform Check, resume, Written Test, Oral Portion
Kit Check
Information posted / ABC Water Garden Ballroom
Saturday @ 7:30 am
Contestants only
Advisors at 8:30 am
47.  / Cosmetology Quiz Bowl
Texas Only Competition
1st & 2nd district winners compete / Diane Sinclair
Great Clips
/ Friday @ 5:00 pm
Omni
Nueces B
Written test and
Clothing check / Friday @ 5:00 pm
48.  / Crime Scene Investigation Team
1st district winners compete in Skills / Jamey Foster
Henderson County Sherriff’s Department / Friday 3:00 pm
American Bank Center
Room 104
Written Test to be given / ABC Room 101
T
Saturday
time announced @ orientation
49.  / Criminal Justice
1st district winners compete in Skills / Leroy Pena &
Victor Lucas
Dallas Police Dept.
/ Saturday @ 8:00 am
Written Test to be given
South Hall of the Selena Auditorium
Dress ready to compete / Selena Auditorium at the American Bank Center
Saturday @ 9:00 am
SkillsUSA exam to be given
50.  / Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl
Texas Only Contest
1st and 2nd place teams from District compete / Jamey Foster
Henderson County Sherriff’s Department / Friday 5:30 pm
Corpus Christi A Ballroom
Official Dress, Bring Pencil and Resume. Written Test / Omni
Corpus Christi A