Dave has taken welding at Potomac
Senior High School for the past two years, under the direction
of Russ Bowling.
He recently competed in the schools
in-house competition and district competition. Dave finished first
in his District, where the competition was vigorous. He will now
go on to the State Competition, which will be held in Hampton,
Va.
Potomac High School Interviews Dave
Dave's First Place Medal for District Competition
Virginia State Competition
March 27-28, 2009
Hampton Convention Center/Hampton Holiday Inn
Hampton
Potomac High School
Welding Program
Under the direction of
Mr. Russ Bowling
Potomac Senior High School offers
a Welding Program for students consisting of a two-year, two-block
course. Students will learn to use gases and/or welding processes
to braze and solder metal parts according to diagrams, blueprints,
or written specifications. Industry certifications will be available.
Students will be taught the following
processes:
Shielded Metal Arc Welding –
Stick
Gas Metal Arc Welding – MIG
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding – TIG
Oxy-Fuel Gas Welding
Oxy-Fuel Gas Cutting
Plasma Arc Cutting
Carbon Arc Cutting
Flux-Core Arc Welding
Students will be introduced to the following:
Welding Safety
Certifications and How to prepare coupons for testing
Project or Job Planning
Welding Chemistry
Welding Math (application of algebra, geometry and trigonometry)
Precision Measuring
Blue Print Reading
Welding Symbols
Layout Techniques
Weld Testing
Electrode Classification
Submerged Arc Welding
Pipe Welding
