Skills USA Engineering

About us:

SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving middle school, high school, and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce.

SkillsUSA is an applied method of instruction for preparing America’s high-performance workers in public career and technical programs. We provide quality educational experiences for students in leadership, teamwork, citizenship, and character development. We build and reinforce self-confidence, work attitudes, and communications skills.

SkillsUSA empowers its members to become world-class workers, leaders, and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA improves the quality of our nation’s future skilled workforce through the development of Framework skills that include personal, workplace, and technical skills grounded in academics.

Career Clusters

Architecture – Careers in designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment.

Architectural Drafting (AutoCAD)
Architecture Design (Revit CAD)
Construction Management

Manufacturing – Planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance, and manufacturing/process engineering.

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
Automated Manufacturing Technology (CNC)
Mobile Robotics Technology (VEX Robotics)
Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue (VEX Robotics)
Technical Drafting (SolidWorks CAD)

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – Planning, managing, and providing scientific research and professional and technical services (e.g., physical science, social science, engineering) including laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.

Career Pathways Showcase: Industrial Engineering Technology
Engineering Technology / Design
Principles of Technology

Competitions

SkillsUSA offers many opportunities for growth through career competitions.

Students can compete at the local or state level. State winners go on to the national competition: The SkillsUSA Championships.

Other contests include the WorldSkills Competition, the opportunity to design the National Leadership and Skills Conference Pin, and the chance to have your photography published in SkillsUSA Champions magazine.

2024-2025 Student Leadership

Skill and Leadership Competition Medalist

2025 Regional Championship Highlights

Additive Manufacturing Team Strikes Gold

Team E: Anthony Acuna and Hayman Shein

For the first time since the pandemic, our Additive Manufacturing competitors took home the gold medal, showcasing innovative 3D printing and design skills..

Introductory Woodworking Debut

Cheuk Lung Lin (Gold)

Competing in a brand-new event for Rowland, freshman competitor Cheuk Lung earned gold, continuing a proud family legacy of siblings Yunzhi and Wan Ling, who also achieved gold in past competitions.

Mobile Robotic Technology Returns to Form

Team B (Gold): Adam Ellis and Wan Ling Lin

Team A (Silver): Celina Poon and Eason (Yixi) Liu

Both teams have a strong history of success at regionals and state, reaffirming Rowland’s standing in the field of robotics.

Mobile Robotics: Urban Search and Rescue Makes Its Mark

Team B (Bronze): Brandin Levario and Christian Castillo

After three years of competing, our Urban Search and Rescue team broke through this season and earned a bronze medal—a remarkable milestone for the program.

Freshman Triumph in 20-Second Elevator Story

Mattvin Kuang (Silver)

Making an impressive debut in this new event, freshman Mattvin Kuang earned gold—an exciting first for Rowland.

Architectural Design Continues the Legacy

Emily Cheng (Silver)

Continuing Rowland High School’s proud tradition of success in architecture events, Emily Cheng earned silver, further underscoring the school’s strong reputation in design competitions.

Technical Design Back on the Podium

Silver: Marian Ghelie Lopez

Bronze: Jacob Tanaka

After a two-year hiatus from medal contention, our Technical Design competitors returned to form, with Marian claiming silver and newcomer Jacob adding a bronze finish.

2025 State Championship Highlights

Bronze Medal – Mobile Robotics Technology
Celina Poon and Eason Liu earned the Bronze Medal in Mobile Robotics Technology under the guidance of Professor Frausto, marking the third consecutive year Rowland High School has medaled in this category. This is Celina’s second year in a row receiving a medal at the state conference, and it is Eason’s second time earning a medal at state in the past three years.

Leadership - State Officers
In addition to these achievements, Rowland High School is proud to highlight the accomplishments of Amber Wu, who served as a SkillsUSA State Officer this past year in the role of State High School Reporter. Amber is the first Rowland student in many years to hold a state officer position, marking a pivotal moment for our SkillsUSA program. This year, Wan Ling Lin was elected to the SkillsUSA State Officer Team, continuing this new tradition of state-level student leadership. For the past three years, Wan Ling Lin has earned medals in Mobile Robotics Technology and will now continue her legacy of excellence through state leadership.

Club Advisor

Michael Frausto Architectural Design, Construction Technology, & Engineering and Design Professor

mfrausto@rowlandschools.org 3305