{"id":527,"date":"2024-03-23T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/?p=527"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:15:58","slug":"recap-2024-weld-off-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/2024\/03\/23\/recap-2024-weld-off-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: 2024 Weld Off Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"527\" class=\"elementor elementor-527\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75d96f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75d96f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebfaaa2\" data-id=\"ebfaaa2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d85104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d85104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 03\/23\/2024<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>SUNY Niagara College Sanborn NY<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 120+<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Steven Frey Competition Chairman and Guest Presenter Adam Draudt<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>The Niagara Frontier Section hosted the 2024 Weld Off where 31 high school students competed for cash prizes and a $1000 scholarship from the District Director Ron Stahura. There were over 120 people that attended this annual event. We also had an inspirational presenter Adam Draudt giving an amazing story.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5b87c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5b87c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Group-shot-of-all-of-the-students-competing.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Group shot of all of the students competing\" 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Other seniors winner (left to right) 2nd Lauren Kisloski and 3rd was Colby Criswell. Juniors 1st place Zackary Schultz, 2nd Samuel Murro, and 3rd Anthony Jefferys<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65d7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d65d7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Winners-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Winners (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjU1NCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9uaWFnYXJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTM3XC8yMDI0XC8wM1wvV2lubmVycy0xLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Winners-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Winners-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Winners-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1st places senior winners Tim Sonner (seperate pic) and Hanna Zastrow (far left). Other seniors winner (left to right) 2nd Lauren Kisloski and 3rd was Colby Criswell. Juniors 1st place Zackary Schultz, 2nd Samuel Murro, and 3rd Anthony Jefferys<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0974f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b0974f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Steve-Frey-presenting-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Steve Frey presenting 2 (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjU1OCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9uaWFnYXJhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTM3XC8yMDI0XC8wM1wvU3RldmUtRnJleS1wcmVzZW50aW5nLTItMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Steve-Frey-presenting-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Steve-Frey-presenting-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/03\/Steve-Frey-presenting-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Weld Off Chairman Steve Frey presenting the awards<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Event: 03\/23\/2024 Location:\u00a0SUNY Niagara College Sanborn NY Number of Attendees: 120+ Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0Steven Frey Competition Chairman and Guest Presenter Adam Draudt Event Summary:\u00a0The Niagara Frontier Section hosted the 2024 Weld Off where 31 high school students competed for cash prizes and a $1000 scholarship from the District Director Ron Stahura. 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