The PIAG Educational Foundation has partnered with the Georgia Department of Education and SkillsUSA Georgia to develop and administer the SkillsUSA Georgia Graphic Communications and Advertising Design Statewide Championships. For more information on this partnership, please email Sue Rodman.

What is SkillsUSA?SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. The organization serves more than 280,000 students and instructors annually and has 13,000 school chapters in 54 state and territorial associations. More than 14,500 instructors and administrators are professional members of SkillsUSA. Contestants in the SkillsUSA Georgia competition must first compete and win in one of eight SkillsUSA Regional Competitions.

2013 SkillsUSA Winners:

Winners in the graphic communications competition:
First place - Grayson Anthony
Second place - Mason Pike
Third place - Rhett Hamm

Winners in the advertising design competition:
First Place
Veronik Zwicke's Poster and Print Ad
Second Place
Carlisle Vidourek's Poster and Print Ad
Third Place
Tiauna Smith's Poster and Print Ad

Other Ad Submissions:
Megan Hobby's Print Ad

Tyler Stahl's Poster and Print Ad

Matthew Clark's Poster and Print Ad

Sarah Cox's Poster and Print Ad

Harrison Caston's Poster and Print Ad

Reed LeCroy's Poster and Print Ad

Sheena Thurley's Poster and Print Ad