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Date of Event:<\/strong> 05\/16\/2026<\/p>

Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Reading PA<\/p>

Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 65<\/p>

Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>The Reading Section of District #3 held its annual AWS Student Welding Competition on April 18th, 2026. 15 student competitors from 5 different schools competed in 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year competitions to win prizes and scholarships at the awards banquet held in Reading, PA on May 16th, 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Past chair Craig Davis looks over students projects as the judges grade the students performances on the various tasks.<\/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
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Group photo on May 16th of the students who attended the awards banquet. Pictured are the students and their instructor(s).<\/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":"

Date of Event: 05\/16\/2026 Location:\u00a0Reading PA Number of Attendees: 65 Event Summary:\u00a0The Reading Section of District #3 held its annual AWS Student Welding Competition on April 18th, 2026. 15 student competitors from 5 different schools competed in 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year competitions to win prizes and scholarships at the awards banquet held…<\/p>\n

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