Skillsusa Officer's Greatest Accomplishments

When asked the question, “what is your biggest accomplishment in the area of leadership,” the same answer comes to mind every time. It is an easy question for me to answer because of the tremendous impact this experience had on my life. In my junior year of high school, the SkillsUSA advisors repeatedly approached me about the SkillsUSA Pennsylvania Western Region Leadership Conference. I didn’t know what it was until they eventually pulled me and a few top students from my school aside and told us about having a “tryout” to see who would best fit to become an officer at the leadership conference. Each of us presented a prepared speech and an extemporaneous speech. The judges selected me to represent my school. From there, I went to another screening with students from all other technical schools in the western region and was finally one of twelve students selected to become a Conference Officer. Truthfully, I still was …show more content…
SkillsUSA is a United States career and technical student organization serving more than 360,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service occupations. Over 300 students attended, and when I saw all these students in one room, I fully understood how honored I should be to have been selected as an officer. Speaking in front of a room full of SkillsUSA members and advisors was an unforgettable experience. Being surrounded by hundreds of young leaders who were the kindest and happiest people I have ever met changed my perspective on the world. Throughout the course of the conference, I attended workshops that taught me to think outside the box, work