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HIWT Attends 37th Annual Midwest Welding Competition

This year on March
18th-19th the American
Welding Society Indiana
Section and J. Everett
Light Career Center
hosted the 37th Annual
Midwest Welding
Contest. We had 24
teams consisting of
5 students per team.
The teams consisted
of schools from several
states, including
Indiana, Kentucky, seemed to enjoy the atmosphere with all of the vendors during the career/
Illinois, Pennsylvania, job fair. We enjoyed having Lincoln, Miller, Major Tool, and especially
and Missouri. Students Hobart at this event. Both Lincoln Electric and Miller brought their portable
competed in GMAW, welding trailers so that the students could have their own weld-offs
FCAW, GTAW, SMAW, between friends and they could show off their skills in other types of
and Theory. There was a welding. Trophies were handed out for individuals, as well as, overall team
vendor/ career fair for the students banquet and advisors to attend with an success. We hope to see even more teams and vendors next year!
awards banquet following the contest. In the awards banquet we had door
prizes that ranged from safety glasses to hoods to tool/ hood bags. The kids Eric Cooper and Jack Hale

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