Event Information
Registration Due by 04/30/22
Entry fee: $20
All registration for this event is through: WeldingSeries.com
Payments can be made the day of the event by cash or check.
Payments can be handled ahead of time through JudgingCard by entering the number of students that you have registered at weldingseries.com
JudgingCard is not our registration system.
More detailed information about the registration process can be found here: Login Information for WeldingSeries.com
If this is your first time to register for a TXHSWS Event and you need a login to WeldingSeries.com, please send an email to register@txhsws.org with your name, school, mailing address and email address to request one.
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View Registrations by Clicking the link Below
Questions email TXHSWS@gmail.com
Tentative Welding Schedule of Events:
8 am - Registration begins
8:45 am - Safety Meeting
9 am - Contests Start
4 pm - Estimated Results Time
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Event Map & Directions
PARKING & Event Entry
Park in the big parking lot on the north side of the ITC and the enter through the entrance from that parking lot.
Certification Test Specification Sheets
Certification Only Test
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Registration for the Certification Only Event can be added in addition to another Competitive Level 1, 2, 3 or 4.
MAKE SURE YOU RESISTER FOR "Certification Only" through weldingseries.com
Students can register for one of the events below in addition to the Certification Only test, above. Certification Only is not competitive and not placed students who weld this test are welding for the opportunity to earn a certification in AWS D9.1 2F GMAW-S as an additional opportunity to earn a certification.
Competitive Welding Levels
CERTIFICATION TEST
AWS D9.1 - SMAW, 2F Fillet Weld3/16" Plate. E7018 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All
Level 1
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
CERTIFICATION TEST
AWS D1.1 - FCAW, 1G Groove Weld, w/ Back3/8" Plate. E71T-1 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D1.1 FCAW-Back - All
Level 2
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
CERTIFICATION TEST
AWS D1.1 -FCAW, 2G Groove Weld, w/ Back3/8" Plate, 045 E71T-1, 75%Ar/25% CO2WPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D1.1-FCAW-Back-All
Level 3
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
CERTIFICATION TEST
AWS D1.1 - SMAW, 1G Groove Weld, open root3/8" Plate. E6010/E7018 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D1.1-SMAW-OR-FHV
Level 4
Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications
Meet the Welding Machines and View the Facilities at TSTC , Waco
Lincoln FlexTec 350 & 500 Machines
Cutting Contest
Registered Students will earn their way to compete in three rounds of cutting challenges. Challenges my be timed, or for accuracy and/or both. After each round only the top scores will advance to the next rounds challenge.
IMPORTANT: Each individual needs bring their own their own PPE this includes, clear/dark face shield, safety glasses and gloves that are to be worn at all times while in the cutting area.
More details will be published about this event as the date gets closer... so stay tuned!
*All Students that register for a welding certification level are automatically entered for compete in the Cutting Contest Challenge.
Quiz and Tool ID Event
Registered Students are eligible to take the Tool ID and Safety Knowledge Test. This event consists of Identifying 25 tools form the Tool List below and answering 50 question (T/F & Multiple Choice) from the Safety Study Guide Below.
Top 10 winners will be recognized.
Happy Studying!
*All Students that register for a welding certification level are automatically entered for compete in the Tool ID and Safety Knowledge Test.
Study Guide and Tool List
Click the icons below to view!
Underwater Welding
The Ocean Corp
Students with the best under water weld passes will have the opportunity to earn a Dive Coin that will qualify them for the Underwater Welding and Diving State Event this summer at The Ocean Corp in Houston.
At the State event students will compete for TOC Scholarships and prizes as well as the opportunity to earn an AWS D3.6 Welding Certification.
Scholarships Available
Each Competing Senior Student
$500 Tuition Scholarship for every senior student competing
Competition Scholarships
$11,000 (Full Cert 1 Tuition) - Level 4 - Highest Placing Senior
$11,000 (Full Cert 1 Tuition) - Level 3 – Highest Placing Senior
TXHSWS Scholarship
Tuition Scholarships
each 1st Place Winner $1,500
each 2nd Place Winner $1,000
each 3rd Place Winner $500
Tuition Scholarships
Competition Scholarships$9,000 Tuition Scholarships($1,000 Scholarships to 1st place winners in Welding, Cutting, Quiz & Build Off)
One Selected Scholarship Application Winner will Receive:$1,000 Tuition Scholarship
Lincoln Tech Tuition Scholarships
One Selected Scholarship Application Winner will Receive:$3,000 Tuition Scholarship
Tuition Scholarship
Competition Scholarships$8,000 -Level 4 - Highest Placing Senior$3,000 - Level 4 - 2nd Highest Senior$1,000 - Cutting Contest
One Selected Scholarship Application Winner will Receive:$1,000 Tuition ScholarshipTOTAL TWS Scholarships$16,00 Tuition Scholarships
Awards, Prizes and Donations
AWS Welding Awards
Welding Gear and Tools donated by Northern Tool
voestalpine Bohler Welding will be donating Welding Hoods, Electrodes, and other voestalpine Bohler Welding SWAG!
Benchmark Abrasives donating Prize Packs - cutting and grinding products, shirts, stickers and more...
Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the
"TSTC's Campus in Waco for Hosting this Event"
May 5th 2022
Sponsor of the Meal & Weld X-Rays at Waller:
Chopped BBQ Sandwiches, Chips and Drink
