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
In the past year, there has been strong momentum building around efforts to provide new hands-on opportunities for public high school students to learn about the skilled trades. With the United States facing a daunting shortage of skilled trades workers, it seems there is growing interest in rapidly expanding our ability to train the next … 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
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools enjoys any chance to celebrate the continued work and successes of skilled trades educators in our teacher network. We were excited to learn about a recent win from Jerry Webb, one of our 2018 prize winners, who teaches construction and renewable energy at Harrison Bay Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In … Continued