• Participants must be currently enrolled in a high school, alternative school or home school.
• Participants must be authorized for entry by the local high school or alternative school.
• Participants must meet the qualifications set forth in each competition.
• Competitions will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m., unless otherwise specified.
• The number of entries allowed per school will vary. The individual contest chairperson will determine maximum contest limits.
• There must be at least two different schools entered in order to run each contest. In the event there are too few participants, the contest will be canceled.
• Contestants or teams must work independently without assistance from judges, teachers, fellow students, or observers. Contestants may be disqualified for receiving such assistance.
• The judges will make interpretations of all contest rules, and their decisions will be final.
• Chaperoning of all persons attending this conference is required and is the responsibility of the local school.
• Picture taking can only be done with the permission of the competition supervisor.
• It is important to supply name and home address for each student. This information is used by Clackamas Community College only.
• THERE WILL BE NO TIES! Division chairpersons are to give the tiebreaker test immediately.

New contests are encouraged. It should be noted, however, that there would not be an opportunity for scholarships in the trial year of the new contest.

NOTE: Results of the Clackamas Regional Skills Competition will be posted on the website (http://www.techcadre.com/skills2009/) after 1:00p.m. on Friday, February 27. Please Contact Your High School Coordinator For Results .