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With the right teacher, any student can create greatness. Support your local shop teacher!
Make friends with the ag teachers around you or in the same study as you. There’s more than one way to skin a cat and their way might be better!
06/03/2026
Students who take skilled trades classes in high school are more likely to enjoy school and see their learning as useful for life, according to a new poll by NORC at the University of Chicago. The survey was commissioned by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, which is focused on increasing support, understanding, and investment in U.S. public high school skilled trades education. For more, follow Harbor Freight Tools for Schools.
We're proud to see this young man's work and at the various shows this year. We're also grateful that companies like HOLT CAT care about the youth of today and investing in the Tradesmen of tomorrow!
06/03/2026
06/02/2026
Building the future of skilled trades starts in the classroom.
We’re proud to announce the 2026 recipients of the Hypertherm Spark Something Great Grant, which will help equip schools across the U.S. and Canada with Powermax45 SYNC plasma systems and provide hands-on training opportunities.
🔺 Carberry Collegiate
🔺 Dalhousie Regional High School
🔺 Galt High School
🔺 Payette High School
🔺 Columbia City High School
🔺 Fort Dodge Senior High School
🔺 Genesee Career Institute
🔺 Vance-Granville Community College
🔺 Stanly Community College
🔺 Northeastern High School- Northeastern York County School District
🔺 Mosinee High School
🔺 Saratoga Middle High School
Programs like this are all about investing in students, supporting educators, and helping close the skilled trades gap with real-world technology and experience.
And the work doesn’t stop there; next week, Hypertherm will continue supporting future skilled trades professionals at SkillsUSA through hands-on plasma cutting training and education.
You can learn a lot from going to shows and talking to students. I learned about the hammered steel process talking to her. The Tool Belt Generation is going places!
Summers for Ag Teachers look a little different. One year is over and now it’s time to prep for the next one!