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These outstanding welders will represent our region and compete among 15 top students from across New York State at the Thruway Cup<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out event highlights and photos on our social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Facebook :\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100070389963893%20&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-98wWsfXG6f99nZes5hY4shDEwSrBtBdx0p9NE6x7EnA2Nxk0Ladoxy2pEA4KO3fl_45thY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100070389963893<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aws_niagarafrontier\/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-98wWsfXG6f99nZes5hY4shDEwSrBtBdx0p9NE6x7EnA2Nxk0Ladoxy2pEA4KO3fl_45thY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aws_niagarafrontier\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors for helping make this event a success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2025\/04\/Niagara-Frontier-4.12-Annual-Student-Weld-Off-Competition.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Niagara Frontier - 4.12-Annual Student Weld Off Competition.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7fb7158d-4791-4b38-9d09-5438a24b55a0\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2025\/04\/Niagara-Frontier-4.12-Annual-Student-Weld-Off-Competition.pdf\">Niagara Frontier &#8211; 4.12-Annual Student Weld Off Competition<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/niagara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2025\/04\/Niagara-Frontier-4.12-Annual-Student-Weld-Off-Competition.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7fb7158d-4791-4b38-9d09-5438a24b55a0\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 29th, the AWS Niagara Frontier Section proudly hosted its annual Weld Off student welding competition. 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