Assist at FFA convention

An instructor and a student in the
welding program at Central Lakes College in Brainerd recently assisted at the annual
convention of the Minnesota Future Farmers of America at the University of
Minnesota St. Paul campus. Mike
Reeser, instructor, and Shantel Koering (shown), a CLC welding student from Fort Ripley, helped
educate the high school students on the latest welding techniques and tools. About 500
FFA members tested their welding skills on the new Lincoln Electric VRTEX 360
Virtual Welding Trainer. This new tool is in use by the CLC welding program. Reeser
evaluated the testing and reported that Kyle Kasper of Grand Rapids received
the highest score at 94.