Midwest Technical Institute announces 2024 High School Welding Competition winners
April 24 2024 - 12:15PM
Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) held the 2024 Illinois High
School Welding Competition at their East Peoria campus on Saturday,
April 20. Over 50 students participated in the competition.
“The High School Welding Competition was a resounding success,
with 28 high schools in attendance and $36,000 in MTI scholarships
going to seniors from various local high schools,” said Cole Huff,
MTI East Peoria campus president. “Even with the competition coming
to a close, MTI will continue to focus on helping high schoolers
start careers in welding.”
The first-prize winner of this year’s competition, Clayton Smith
from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, Iowa, received a $5,000
scholarship to MTI as well as a $1,000 donation to help fund their
high school’s welding department.
The second-prize winner, Dylan Wood from Midwest Central High
School, received a $2,500 scholarship. The third-place recipient,
Adam Davis from Limestone Community High School, was awarded a
$1,000 scholarship. Along with these contestants, all other
participants were awarded scholarships to continue their welding
training at MTI.
“The annual welding competition helps spark a love of welding
and sharpens students’ skills,” said Huff. “Learning and practicing
a skilled trade can change students’ lives, and we’re proud to
provide that development opportunity.”
MTI is a trade school that provides hands-on training in
mechanical trades, allied health, cosmetology and trucking. These
are skilled-trades industries that can offer opportunities for
long-term career paths. MTI prides itself on changing the lives of
students through hands-on workforce training.
For more information about MTI or the East Peoria campus, please
visit the MTI website or call your local MTI campus.
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About Midwest Technical InstituteMidwest Technical
Institute (MTI) offers hands-on training in several skilled-trades
career fields, including mechanical trades, allied health, truck
driving and cosmetology. MTI’s goal is to provide students with the
skills necessary to begin careers in the skilled-trades industry.
Midwest Technical Institute, along with its sister school, Delta
Technical College, operates six campuses across the Midwest and
Mississippi Delta regions. For more information, visit
MidwestTech.edu.
Louie Schonauer
Midwest Technical Institute
309-566-9580
lschonauer@midwesttech.edu