LOS ANGELES — A total of $1.5 million in cash prizes will be awarded today to 25 outstanding public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs across the United States. All 25 teachers will be surprised this morning with the news that they have won the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching … Continued
Dear Fellow Skilled Trades Teachers, My name is Jeff Bertke and I teach electrical trades at Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua, OH. In 2021, I was one of the Grand Prize winners of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence after several years of applying and committing to the process. I … Continued
A literal head above the rest, the refurbished 1995 Jeep Wrangler YJ belonging to Gary Bronson and his Industrial Diesel Mechanics students at Laurel Oaks Career Campus is hard to miss at any showcase—and it’s been featured at quite a few. The original owner, Scott “Riff” Riffee, intended to build out the vehicle for parades … Continued