Channellock Announces 2019 Trade School Trade-Up Winners
First place received $5,000, tools, and classroom makeover
MEADVILLE, Penn. — A Wisconsin high school welding program’s generous and thoughtful contributions to its community helped it take first place in the Channellock® Trade School Trade-Up competition. The competition challenges students to create a one-of-a-kind video showcasing their team’s technical skills in action. Videos are judged based on creativity, passion for their respective trade, and the impact made on their community with the help of Channellock® tools. Teams must be made up of students in auto, plumbing, welding, electrical, or HVAC trades.
Channellock Inc., presented first-place to Ladysmith High School in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, with a prize of $5,000 cash, new tools for students and their classroom, and a Channellock® classroom makeover. The school’s welding program was chosen for its unique video highlighting its welding program and the improvements and contributions it has made to its city. Those include silhouettes for its city veterans memorial, railings for city parks, downtown bike racks, and repairing burned out grills in city parks. Students in the program have also created numerous sign art pieces and metal frame tables that they've donated to community organizations for charity auctions.