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Mount Academy wins gold medal in welding at National Skills USA event
Mount Academy welding students had previously won silver and bronze medals at the National Skills USA Leadership Conference. This year, The Mount took home the gold. The Mount recently won the gold medal in the Welding Fabrication competition at the event in Atlanta. Mount Academy’s team consisted of Ron Maendel, Roland Keiderling, and Rob O’Connell. The Welding Fabrication event tests competitors in areas such as blueprint reading and design, dimensional accuracy, functionality, weld appearance, and teamwork.
Yorktown, Wakefield students honored in art, writing competition
A total of 21 Arlington Public Schools students received national honors in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which for 101 years has saluted student achievement across the spectrum of arts endeavors. Hannah Bigley of Yorktown High School received an American Visions Medal (the highest honor) and was named a...
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