This story features a learning activity that took place prior to school closures due to COVID-19.
Students
at
Potomac
High
School
recently
participated
in
the
SkillsUSA
Welding
and
Welding
Sculpture
District
Competition.
This
year,
students
competed
against
Spotsylvania
Career
and
Technical
Center.
"The
welding
students
at
Potomac
High
School
did
an
outstanding
job
representing
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools,"
said
Simon
Bhagwandeen,
welding
instructor
at
Potomac
High.
Congratulations
to
the
winners
from
Potomac
High:
Tyler
Hebert,
placed
first
in
sculpting
Nicholas
Kadlubowski,
placed
second
in
sculpting
Braden
Mack,
placed
first
in
welding
Logan
Meoli,
placed
second
in
welding
Romeo
Thomas,
placed
fourth
in
welding
Welding
students
were
responsible
for
performing
a
variety
of
welding
processes
in
various
positions
with
different
material
thicknesses.
Performance
of
their
work
was
held
to
the
standard
set
by
SkillsUSA,
the
Virginia
Department
of
Education,
and
the
American
Welding
Society.
Welding
sculpture
students
were
given
specific
criteria
based
upon
height,
length,
width,
finishing,
and
weight
for
their
assignment.
Sculpture
students
can
work
on
their
activity
throughout
the
year
and
display
the
project
for
grading
on
competition
day.