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REGIONAL SkillsUSA BUILDING SHIPS

COMPETITION HELD AT (Continued from page 7)

HOBART INSTITUTE After about ten months of being a lead hand, I was told about
a foreman position open in my area and was encouraged to
apply for it. Because it was an opportunity for advancement in
Welding students from ten career technology centers came my career and my trade, I applied. During my interview, one
together at Hobart Institute on Saturday, February 22 to of the interviewers asked if I had taken any schooling in my
participate in the annual Regional SkillsUSA Competition. field.

Jerry Butler from Alan I replied, “Yes, I attended Hobart Institute of Welding
Wuebker’s class at Technology and took their 9-month Combination Structural
Upper Valley Career and Pipe Welding Program.”
Center, Dustin Willis
from Brian Massie’s The interviewer said, “Where’s that?”
class at Springfield Clark
County Career Center and A different interviewer jumped in and answered for me,
Stephen Dicks from Shane saying “That’s in Troy, Ohio. It’s a world-renowned school
McKinney’s class at Butler that makes a lot of the videos and such. Great school!”
Tech were the top three
winners of the competition. I nodded my head and the first interviewer asking the
question seemed impressed. On February 11, 2014, I got the
The students were evaluated on their abilities in oxyacetylene word! I’ve been selected as a new welding foreman over
cutting, flux cored arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, the new construction of a DDG - I’M IN CHARGE OF A
and gas metal arc welding. At the end of the day, three DESTROYER! That, my friend, is very cool! On February
students were judged to be the top contestants. 12, 2014, it seems the LPD program general foreman won’t
let me leave the LPD program! They are fighting over
The event was coordinated by Hobart Institute Technical me! So on Monday, February 17, I am a welding foreman
Instructor Russ Shurtz working with contest administrator over the new LPD27! Still very cool -- and it feels good to
Russ Crosswaithe of Diamond Oaks Career Development be fought over! I could not have done any of this if I had
Center. Hobart Institute students Doug and Trina Davis not attended Hobart School of Welding Technology! Thanks
and Thomas Oliver along with Instructors Chuck Ford, Tom again for all the opportunities you have opened up for me and
Sumerix, and Jon Brittingham assisted with the competition my family. I feel like I can go anywhere in the world... apply
throughout the day. for a welding job and have no problem “acing” a welding test.

Accompanying their students were welding
instructors Matt Crump (Live Oaks Career
Development Center), Eric Felts (Laurel Oaks
Career Development Center), Brian Massie Good Used Welders
(Springfield Clark County Career Technology
Center), Eric McCarthy (Miami Valley Career
Technology Center), Shane McKinney (Butler
Technology and Career Development School),
Bill Pencil (Tolles Career and Technical Center),
Todd Smith (Tri Star Career Compact), Mike
Thompson (Greene County Career Technology IndIAnApOLIs • sInCE 1918
Center), Mark Willis (Diamond Oaks Career
Development Center), and Allen Wuebker Miller • Lincoln • Hypertherm
(Upper Valley Career Technology Center). Stick • TIG • MIG • Plasma • Engine Drives

Scott Mazzulla, Janet Piechocki and Kevin See our complete list at:
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instructors and parents with information about
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