Whitko High School Student Earns National Certification

On May 9, one Whitko High School senior, Ross Harvey, took the American Welding Society welder certification test and earned national certification in the Gas Metal Arc Welding process. He demonstrated his skill at the Steel Dynamics Keith E. Busse Technology Center of Ivy Tech Community College on the Fort Wayne campus. The test consisted of depositing a 6-inch over-head butt weld with 100 percent penetration throughout the welded joint. The test was overseen and inspected by AWS Certified Welding Inspector John Christman.