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Fifty U.S. Public High School Skilled Trades Teachers are Finalists for $1.5 Million in Cash Prizes

Contact: Lee Condon lcondon@hftforschools.flywheelstaging.com c: 424.299.2320   LOS ANGELES –  Fifty U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers were named as finalists today for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. A total of $1.5 million in cash prizes will be awarded in the fall when the field is narrowed down to … Continued

High School Skilled Trades Teachers Can Apply for $1.5 Million in Cash Prizes

Deadline to Apply for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence is May 2   LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Outstanding U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers can apply for a total of $1.5 million in cash prizes starting today. Since 2017, more than $9 million has been awarded to 158 skilled trades … Continued

Media Roundup: Favorite 2024 Prize Stories

On October 8, we surprised 25 U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers in 19 states with the news that they had been named winners of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence®. The 25 teachers and their programs were awarded a total of $1.5 million in cash prizes. This year there … Continued

$1.5 Million in Cash Prizes Awarded to 25 Outstanding High School Skilled Trades Teachers and Their Programs

THE HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS PRIZE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE WILL BE AWARDED IN 19 STATES LOS ANGELES — A total of $1.5 million in cash prizes will be awarded today across the United States to 25 outstanding high school skilled trades teachers and their programs.  The teachers will be surprised with the news that they … Continued

Let’s Build It 2024: Courage, Collaboration, and Community

In July, nearly 60 past winners of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence met in Los Angeles for Let’s Build It. The annual event is designed to produce creative ideas that can dramatically improve skilled trades education in high schools and communities across the country. Let’s Build It offers prizewinners time … Continued

Fifty U.S. Public High School Skilled Trades Teachers are Finalists for $1.5 Million in Cash Prizes

LOS ANGELES – Fifty U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers were named as finalists today for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. A total of $1.5 million in cash prizes will be awarded in the Fall, when the field is narrowed down to 25 winners. More than 900 applications were … Continued

Prizewinners in the News – May 2024

There are now more than 130 skilled trades teachers across the United States who have won the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Prizewinners in the News is a roundup of recent news stories featuring prizewinning teachers.   The Welder Teacher Profile: Prizewinner Brent Tuttle This month The Welder featured a story … Continued

Celebrating National Welding Month with Student Successes

No one knows the true difference an excellent teacher can make better than their students. In honor of National Welding Month, we reached out to a few welding graduates of Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence winners to see where the skills their teachers imparted have taken them in their careers, and … Continued

High School Skilled Trades Teachers Can Apply for $1.5 Million in Cash Prizes

Deadline to Apply for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence is May 3, 5:00 PM Pacific Time Contact: Lee Condon Director of Communications Harbor Freight Tools for Schools lcondon@hftforschools.flywheelstaging.com Phone: 424-299-2320 March 12, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES, Calif.— Outstanding U.S. public high school skilled trades teachers can apply for … Continued

Women of Welding High School Competition in Louisville, KY

More than 60 young women in Kentucky and Southern Indiana competed in the second annual Future Women of Welding Competition in Louisville, Kentucky. David McCoy, a 2023 winner of the Harbor Freight Tool for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence®, organized the event. Held in January, the competition is for high school students and was attended … Continued