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Featured | Business and IndustryMay 02, 2022

黑丝内射视频 Awards $6,000 to Welding Rodeo Winners

When the dust cleared at the Welding Rodeo on Friday, April 22, three competitors walked away with $6,000 in college scholarships from the University of 黑丝内射视频 - Fort Smith.

Wyatt McElrath, Dayton Pettycord, and Cory Buckman, all representing Western Yell County High School, snared first, second, and third place honors and $2,000 黑丝内射视频 scholarships at the annual Welding Rodeo.

Dallas Smith from St. Paul High School had the top Written Safety Exam.

The 59 students registered for the competition represent 10 school districts in the region and attend high schools that teach welding as part of their agriculture and general technology programs.

鈥淭he 黑丝内射视频 Welding Rodeo is an opportunity for area high school students to compete in a fun and educational experience while highlighting the 黑丝内射视频 welding program,鈥 said Amanda Seidenzahl, Director of the Western 黑丝内射视频 Technical Center.  鈥満谒磕谏涫悠 has a phenomenal welding program that prepares students with industry required skillsets that align with the American Welding Society certification. In addition to the competition, participants have the opportunity to talk with local and regional businesses and learn more about employment opportunities in the area.鈥

Seidenzahl also noted that the high school instructors accompanying the students engaged in professional development at the event, conducted by industry partners Airgas and Lincoln Electric.

Students who take concurrent courses through the Western 黑丝内射视频 Technical Center assisted in the event, organizing and guiding the contestants through their various rotations. WATC welding students receive concurrent credit at their high schools and 黑丝内射视频, earning certificates of proficiency in trades with good prospects for employment at graduation. Many will go on to complete further education, like the associate degree in welding at 黑丝内射视频 鈥 possibly with the winners by their sides.

Students at the rodeo competed in timed arc and MIG welding and took a written exam. Judges were 黑丝内射视频 instructors and Advanced Welding Institute-certified welders.

Event sponsors were Abscom, Airgas, Boyd Metals, Hytrol, Lincoln Electric, and Ryerson.

In addition to scholarships, prizes like welding hoods, torch sets, and grinders were awarded.

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