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| FFA student welders compete for Morrisville State College Scholarships at Empire Farm Days. |
Students compete as teams of two or individually for certificates. Active FFA students will be scored and compete for $2,250 in scholarship funds: $1,000 for 1st Place, $750 for 2nd Place, $500 for 3rd Place from Morrisville State College. Awards are also presented for High Team performance.
Each student must perform three welds with two different types of welding equipment provided by Haun Welding. Contestants also complete a metal identification quiz and multiple-choice quiz, and are judged on professional appearance, attitude, preparedness and safety.
Contest sponsors include Haun Welding and Briggs and Stratton Power Products of Munnsville, NY.
To pre-register for the Thursday, August 13 competition, contact contest coordinators Johanna Bossard, 315-824-6386, jbossard@hamiltoncentral.org, or Professor Fred Bach at Morrisville State College, 315-684-6299, bachfw@morrisville.edu. A list of equipment to bring to the contest will be provided. Students may also register on-site at 9 am on contest day.
The New York State FFA 4-H Tractor Safety Contest will also be held on Thursday, August 13 at the largest outdoor agricultural trade show in the Northeast. Learn more at www.empirefarmdays.com.
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