MAVA Colleagues,
We ae excited to share information concerning our 2026 Connecting for Success Annual Conference from Marketing and Communications Coordinator Allison Cammarata.
Included is an opportunity for your students to participate in a student graphic design contest for the 2026 Connecting for Success Conference. Please forward this information to the members of your professional staff.
David
Dear MAVA Community,
We hope you had a wonderful winter break and are off to a strong start to the New Year. The Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA), in collaboration with the Connecting for Success (CFS) Conference Steering Committee, is excited to announce the theme for the 2026 Connecting for Success Conference: Skill Shift: Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Trades.
To celebrate this theme, the CFS Steering Committee is inviting students from Massachusetts vocational technical high schools and Chapter 74–approved vocational programs at comprehensive high schools to participate in a student graphic design contest for the 2026 Connecting for Success Conference.
The winning design will be featured prominently in conference marketing materials, including promotional graphics and publications.
Contest Details:
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Submission Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2026
<![if !supportLists]>· <![endif]>Winner Announced By: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
We encourage you to forward this message, or the attached PDF, to appropriate teachers and staff in your school and ask them to share this opportunity with their students. The attachment includes full contest guidelines and the official entry form.
Additional information about the conference may be found at:
https://mava.us/connecting-for-success-conference/
Thank you for your continued support of career and technical education across the Commonwealth.
Sincerely,
The CFS Team
Chapter 74 Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education
LEARNING THAT WORKS FOR MASSACHUSETTS
David J. Ferreira
MAVA Communications Coordinator
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