{"id":593,"date":"2025-05-02T14:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/boston\/?p=593"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:50:31","slug":"recap-massachusetts-states-skills-usa-compitition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/boston\/2025\/05\/02\/recap-massachusetts-states-skills-usa-compitition\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Massachusetts States Skills USA compitition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"593\" class=\"elementor elementor-593\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01bc072 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01bc072\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7575a35\" data-id=\"7575a35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f9406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f9406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 05\/02\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Blackstone Valley RVTHS, Upton, MA<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 30+<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong> The Massachusetts States Skills competition finals were held in Upton, Mass at the Blackstone Valley RVTHS on May 2nd, 2025 to determine who would continue on to the national stage. The event was organized and administered by Skills USA and competition event chair, Andrew Cardin, a former Skills USA Welding World Skills champion. <br \/>11 students from various Mass. 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