Cleveland High School students are preparing for careers in welding and have completed their welding certifications through the American Welding Society.
“The AWS Certified Welder program is open to anyone with a talent for welding. Since the test is strictly performance-based, there are no prerequisite courses or certifications required prior to testing. If you are able to do the weld necessary to pass the test, then you are eligible to become an AWS Certified Welder,” according to the AWS.
The Cleveland High School students who earned the certifications are (in alphabetical order): Enrique Aguirre, Raymond A’Hearn, Justin Almanza, Alberto Alvarado, Hugo Alvarado, Brandin Armstrong, Nobel Arrendell, Joseph Arriaga, Mark Arteaga, Dillan Barton, Ramon Bolanos, Jessie Boone, Chance Brown, Bryce Burch, Danson Buzek, Saudo Campos, Christopher Ceja, Trenton Comstock, Kimberley DeLeon, Michael Deshotels, Edwin Escobar, Angel Flores, Alejandro Galvan, Saul Garcia, Angel Gomez, Jesus Gomez, Noah Granados, Tyler Gray, Adel Herrera, Derek Hodges, Santos Jiminez, Salvador Lagunas, Melvin Leiva, Mario Loera, Alexander Lopez, Jefferson Lopez, Melvin Lopez, Uziel Maldonado, Alejandro Martinez, Oscar Martinez, Alejandro Medina, Sergio Medina, Thomas Moore, Courtney Nelson, Nathan Nelson, Keven Prado, Nathan Payne, John Pillow, Jose Pineda, Taylor Pittman, Justin Rey, Fernando Rivas, Dylan Roundy, Cesar Saavedra, Aden Salazar, Macario Saldana, Paul Saldana, Xavier Santibanez, Rodolf Segura, Kaleb Thomer, Jose Torres, Luis Torres, Leobardo Valdez, James Whittaker, Carlos Zavala and Carl Zimmer.
