Quaker Digital Academy in New Philadelphia is expanding its offerings into vocational training, launching a welding program this school year. The welding program at Buckeye Career Center in New ...

MASON — Welding teacher Jeff Grossman has spent 50 years taking high school students on a journey, down a "river" he calls it, where every new skill they learn is another stop along the way. "I've ...

Del Mar College's welding program has grown over the years, particularly its dual credit offerings for high school students. Many welding instructors are former students recruited by the department, ...

MT VERNON — Sparks fly as someone enters the welding classroom at Mt. Vernon High School with students tucked away in their stations. The courses offer many opportunities for students once they ...

About three years ago, Steve Barr arrived home to find his 12-year-old son in the garage cutting wood with a circular saw. "I was more afraid of it than he was," Barr said. So when Mason, now 15, ...

Cleveland High School announces Michael Ritchie, welding instructor, has been selected as the American Welding Society District 8 Educator of the Year for the 2022-2023 school year. This award ...

Liz Bryant was surrounded by men when she walked into her welding classroom at Blackhawk Technical College for the first time a few years ago.

MARION — Chris Williams is not a teacher, but when students at Marion High School voiced interest in taking a welding course, the Hupp Electric Motors welder ventured out of his comfort zone and into ...

Chad Laxton grew up in Tuscumbia, Al., but the Ocoee River and wrestling brought him to Bradley County. In 2002, he became a history teacher and wrestling coach at Bradley Central High School. Now, he ...

About three years ago, Steve Barr arrived home to find his 12-year-old son in the garage cutting wood with a circular saw. "I was more afraid of it than he was," Barr said. So when Mason, now 15, ...