This year Colome is offering welding class for high school students. The class is part of the CTE West River Consortium, which include four schools: Colome, Gregory, Burke, and South Central.
The program is aligned with state standards that surpass manufacturing welding and ag metal fabrication standards. The class is eligible for concurrent credits through Mitchell Technical Institute.
Brian Jorgensen, who has had many years of practice in welding, is the teacher for the course.
Welding students have been working on multiple projects while learning new techniques. So far, CTE students have worked on a destructive bend test with 1/4” metal, and they have had exposure to all the facets of welding (flat, vertical, horizontal, overhead). The students are expected to be proficient with SMAW and CMAW oxy acetylene torch (cutting, bronzing, and shaping).
Past and present completed projects have included pickup racks, four-wheeler ramps, cattle gates, a calf shed, table of miscellaneous iron, and horseshoe creations (crosses, angels, Christmas trees, deer).
Senior Nathan Krumpus, a CTE welding student, said, “When I took welding class, I already knew the basics, but then I realized there was so much more to learn.”
When asked what the hardest project was, senior Will Cahoy replied “Learning how to weld over my head was tricky, but I did it.”
Noah Hermsen then added “I have learned that welding takes time. You have to be patient and take it slow.”
Students have gained much knowledge in the field of welding. CTE students are thankful for the opportunity to take the class and the privilege to learn more about welding.
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