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Re: Skills USA

I do SkillsUSA. It's pretty cool, I got a silver metal in Robotics and Automation technology last year without ever using the program before. It's definitely a good program but it's more of a solo competition where you don't make very many bonds outside of your team or school. I've noticed that it's more of and intra-school/county rivalry competition than anything.

Oh well, I go to States on the 9th. It'd be cool to get gold.
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I do SkillsUSA. It's pretty cool, I got a silver metal in Robotics and Automation technology last year without ever using the program before. It's definitely a good program but it's more of a solo competition where you don't make very many bonds outside of your team or school. I've noticed that it's more of and intra-school/county rivalry competition than anything.

Oh well, I go to States on the 9th. It'd be cool to get gold.
Woot! Scorebot robot arms for the win! be sure you know how to do the flowcharts

oh, another note, you've finally got me thinking: its just like another sport where schools/counties/regions/states compete against each other.
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Re: Skills USA

Although we don't do it at our school in Canada we something that sounds pretty similar (OK it sounds identical ) called Skills Canada. (anyone see the resemblance?) It also has 100 or so different competitions, including a robotics competiton a little similar to FIRST but with a bit smaller bots and field, 1 vs. 1, no KOP at all, etc. that a nearby school entered. This years game was to collect tennis balls and play connect 4 with them. (there is also CAD and animation and electronics and etc.)
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