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THE WORLD OF WELDING http://www.welding.org

SkillsUSA WELDING COMPETITION HELD AT HIWT

The SkillsUSA welding contest was held at HIWT on Saturday,
March 3. The event has been held at the Institute for many
years and it was once again well attended and well executed.

Vocational students from the region participated in the
competition while their parents and welding instructors took
time to tour the Institute and the Hobart Gallery of Welding
History and shop in the bookstore. A number of other
vocational school students arrived throughout the day to lend
support to their classmates who were participating in the
contest.

Winners of the day included Casey Theobald of Butler Tech
in first place, Wesley Hart of Miami Valley Career Technology SkillsUSA top four with instructor
Center in second place, and Tyler Fields of Springfield
Clarke County CTC. Josh Monroe of Laurel Oaks Career The event was coordinated by Hobart Institute Technical
Development Campus was named alternate. Instructor Russ Shurtz, working with contest administrator
Matt Lindley of Greene County Career Center. Welding
The students were evaluated on their abilities in oxyacetylene instructors Chuck Ford, Charlie Carpenter, and Jon Brittingham
cutting, flux cored arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, of Hobart Institute, Larry Youngblood of Miami Valley Career
and gas metal arc welding. At the end of the day, four students Technology Center, along with three HIWT students, Marissa
were judged to be the top contestants. The fourth place winner Becksteadt, Mark Dougherty, and Brian Knight assisted with
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