Woempner winning welder
Courtesy photo Tavis Woempner, of Lakeland High School, was the overall winner of the 2017 regional Skills USA welding competition hosted by North Idaho College.
Tavis Woempner won the 2017 regional Skills USA welding competition hosted by North Idaho College March 17.
The Lakeland High School student beat 21 other students from Kootenai Technical Education Campus, Lakeland High School and Sandpoint High School.
NIC welding instructors, students and former students acted as judges in the event. Winners will go on to compete in the statewide Skills USA competition April 7-8 in Nampa, Idaho.
The winners are as follows: • Overall winner: Tavis Woempner, of Lakeland High School. • First Place Cutting: Ron Korn, from Sandpoint High School. • First Place Shielded Metal Arc Welding: Hans Wichman, from KTEC. • First Place Flux-Core Arc Welding: Mason Dunn, from Lakeland High School.
Pacific Steel donated all the welding materials while Cd’A Metals, Oxarc and A-L Compressed Gases donated prizes for the top winners, who competed in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Flux-Core Arc Welding, and Oxygen/Fuel Cutting.