PAGE 166 • 2025 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS CONTEST: AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARD CONTEST: AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARD CONTINUED CONTINUED 75 sheets may be filled, for a maximum of 150 surfaces. Penalty: Five points per surface (10 points per sheet of paper) will be deducted for exceeding these maximums. No complete names should be used anywhere in the notebook — first or last names only. 4. Procedure: Chapters must conduct three separate projects that demonstrate community service, patriotism and citizenship, and promotion of career and technical education. Only one project per category may be entered. Students must plan, organize, prepare and execute all projects within the current competition school year. 5. All competitors must create a one-page resumé and submit an electronic copy by the day of the competition to the Learning Management System. Documentation Guidelines: 1. Notebooks must be submitted in electronic PDF format April 1. Notebooks are to be emailed to [email protected][email protected] listing American Spirit Award as the Subject of the email. 2. Electronic documentation and binder/notebook must include the following: a. Title Page Include name of chapter, name of chapter president, school name, school address, and school telephone number, and a complete list of credentials or certifications offered through the school’s SkillsUSA pathway(s) or program of study each competitor on the team. b. Table of Contents This should be Page 1. The table of contents will follow the presented order list with page numbers. (Itemize each section with page numbers for the item rather than a range of pages for the section.) c. Section 1 – Community Service (see “Section Content Requirements” below) d. Section 2 – Patriotism and Citizenship (see “Section Content Requirements” below) e. Section 3 – Promotion of Career and Technical Education (see “Section Content Requirements” below) 3. Section Content Requirements a. The project description b. Indication explanation of which SkillsUSA Framework components and Essential Elements were used to complete the project. c. Project objectives 1). Write SMART goals. d. Evidence of project planning 1). Reference connections to the SkillsUSA Program of Work e. Methods of implementation 1). Provide a description of how the project was conducted and how SMART goals were met. f. Number of members involved in the activity and the total membership (if the activity was done by a single pathway, use the pathway membership; however, if the entire chapter participated, use the total membership numbers) g. Three (3) letters of recommendation for each project – one from each category below. 1). A school administrator on school letterhead with a signature and date. 2). A business, organization, or industry representative on letterhead with a signature and date. 3). A local newspaper, radio station, or TV station verifying that articles have been submitted and/or published to publicize the activity conducted by the SkillsUSA chapter. a.) Original copies of the newspaper articles must be submitted. Date(s) of the project must be within the article or attached to the article. Photocopies of the articles are not acceptable. A letter from the advisor verifying the article, date, source is also accept able (must be school letterhead, dated and signed). 4. Photographs a. At least three and not more than six high quality photographs (digitally reproduced copies are acceptable for photographs) of each project must be submitted to show events as they were conducted. (A collage-type picture is acceptable but must be printed as a single item.) b. Photos should be affixed in the binder/scrapbook and identified. c. Photographs should be labeled with a description of the event taking place. Names (use only the person’s first or last name) of people in the photograph should be included. d. Photographic support of the American Spirit entry being planned and implemented (photos of meetings and work being done) and the construction of the main entry (photos of the entire entry being put together) are recommended to include — but are not limited to — photos of meetings, projects, meetings with individuals outside of the chapter, documents getting signed, etc. Include letters or photos that make the entry more of a complete story and believable.
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