• Operate the same advanced welding and fabrication equipment used by professionals to manipulate metal for artistic and industrial applications
• Work independently and in teams to design, build, and assemble metal creations
  
• Employ a wide range of welding processes to earn essential industry-recognized certifications

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 Hour General Industry

• AWS 1” V Groove All Positions Carbon Steel (SMAW)

• AWS 3/8” V Groove All Positions Carbon Steel (GMAW)

• AWS ¼” V Groove All Positions Carbon Steel (GTAW)

• AWS 3/8” T-Joint Weld Carbon Steel (GTAW)

• AWS 6” Pipe Weld Schedule 80 (SMAW)

• AWS 2” Pipe Weld Schedule 80 (SMAW)

• AWS 6” Pipe Weld Schedule 80 (GTAW)

• AWS 2” Pipe Weld Schedule 80 (GTAW)

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Junior Year Courses

• Career Technical Program: 4 High School Credits

• English: 1 High School Credit

• Government: 1 High School Credit

• Math: 1 High School Credit

Senior Year Courses

• Career Technical Program: 4 High School Credits

• English: 1 High School Credit

• Math: 1 High School Credit

• Science: 1 High School Credit

Drug Free Club

Drug Free Club is a voluntary club that gives students an added reason to say “no” to drugs. By participating, students agree to random drug screens during the school year. A-Tech will also offer several perks to the students to encourage their participation. We will schedule the first drug test within the first two months of the school year. After the student takes the first drug test, they will receive a membership card from the Drug Free Club. During the rest of the school year, they may be randomly tested. To participate in the program students and their parents need to complete the membership application and turn it in to the Student Services Office.

National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is a nationwide organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Requirements for being inducted into the National Honor Society are outlined in the Student Handbook.

SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA is a national organization serving a quarter-million high school and college students and professional members who are enrolled in technical, skilled, and service occupations, including health occupations. SkillsUSA also provides the opportunity for students to participate in career-technical competitions where they can demonstrate their skills alongside goal-oriented peers at the local, state, and national levels.

Student Ambassadors

Student Ambassadors are involved in tours, sophomore visits, and many other school activities on and off campus. Student Ambassadors work at various events held throughout the year.

The following are considerations for eligibility to become a Student Ambassador:

• Good grades

• On track for a Career-Technical Certificate

• Outstanding Attendance

• Recommendation from Career-Technical Instructor

• Permission from parent or guardian

• A friendly, outgoing attitude and be willing to participate in district events.

Youth Philanthropy Board

Youth Philanthropy Board is composed of A-Tech students who have the mission of assisting the direction of funding non-profit organizations with special projects that need monetary assistance in our community. 

With the goal of directly benefiting the people in our area, students also focus on ways to give back through service learning, expanding leadership skills, and the use of their individual talents and energy to help in this type of endeavor. The Ashtabula Foundation provides funding for the Youth Philanthropy Board to distribute to worthy community groups and organizations, who meet certain criteria on their applications as a 501 C3 non-profit. 

To be on the Youth Philanthropy Board, a student must have a recommendation from an A-Tech Instructor. Other areas that are considered when making the selections are a student’s grades, discipline, and attendance.

Welder, Cutter, Solderer, and Brazer

Ohio Annual Salary- $45,010

Ohio Hourly Wage- $21.64

Education- High School Diploma

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Sheet Metal Worker

Ohio Annual Salary- $58,750

Ohio Hourly Wage- $28.24

Education- High School Diploma

Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Boilermakers

Ohio Annual Salary- $80,700

Ohio Hourly Wage- $38.80

Education- Post-secondary Certification

Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.