Hornet Hive Welding Call Out!

Welding Certification and Events

Jeff Sockwell - 936-714-3245  

Lunch is not provided for the students, but there will be a food truck on location for the day!!


Check List

Event Information 

Registration Due by 02/24/24

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View Registrations by Clicking  the link Below 

Tentative Welding Schedule of Events:

7:00 - 7:45 AM check in (Commons)

8:00 AM Approx. Safety Meeting (Commons)


Levels will start immediately after the safety meeting.

Level 3 & 4 Will Run first followed by Levels 1 & 2


Levels 1 & 3 

Mr. Goines Shop 

Closest To Main building

Levels 2 & 4 

Mr. Sockwell's Shop 

In CTE Building with Cutting Contest


Welding fundamentals Test will be on a QR code


4:00 PM Approx. Time  Awards (Commons)

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Questions email TXHSWS@gmail.com

Event Map & Directions

515 Farm to Market Rd 2821 E, Huntsville, TX 77320

Click image below to view as PDF

THANK YOU FOR COMPETING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE WELDING CERTIFICATION EVENT!

Certification Test Specification Sheets

CERTIFICATION TEST

D9.1 SMAW 2F Fillet Weld3/16" Plate E7018

Level 1 

Weld Test Spec:SPEC D9.1-F4-SMAW-2F_Rev0_092221.pdf 


CERTIFICATION TEST 

AWS D9.1 - SMAW, 5F Pipe to Plate. E7018 Electrode

Level 2

Weld Test Spec: TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All

CERTIFICATION TEST 

ASME IX- SMAW ,  3G open root

CERTIFICATION TEST 

ASME IX - SMAW 5G, 4" Sch 80 Pipe  6010/7018WPS: TXHSWS-WPS-ASME IX- All

IMPORTANT INFO: 

All Welding Levels will allow chipping hammers and wire brushes. In addition to that Levels 1&2 will allow battery powered grinders with wire wheels, and Levels 3&4 will allow grinders with wire wheels and grinding disks for light grinding needs.

AWS Membership Opportunity 

Houston Section 022

Register for an AWS Student Membership during this event and the Houston Section will cover half of the $15 registration! There are many opportunities that come with Student Membership: Scholarship opportunities, discounts of AWS apparel, access to member forums and job opportunities.

Online and Printable Enrollment Form 

Meet the Welding Machines 

Levels 1 & 3 

will be ran in 

Mr. Goines Shop 1611

with these machines

Lincoln Invertec 275

4 Total 

ESAB Rebel EMP235ic 

16 Total

Levels 2 & 4 

will be ran in Sockwell's Shop with these machines.

ESAB  Warrior 3001  

7 total

Lincoln Flextec 350X

10 total

ESAB Rebel EMP 285

3 total

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.

Cutting Contest sponsor gas, metal and ppe

Welding fundamentals Test

Information to follow soon

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.

Thank you 2022 Scholarship Donors

Scholarship Winners will Receive:

Level 2 Winner  - $2,000 ArcLabs Tuition ScholarhipLevel 3 Winner  - $3,000 ArcLabs Tuition ScholarhipLevel 4 Winner  - $5,000 ArcLabs Tuition Scholarhip

Selected Scholarship Winners will Receive

$3,000 ArcLabs Tuition Scholarhip$5,000 ArcLabs Tuition Scholarhip

Scholarship Winners will Receive:

Level 1 Winner  - $2,000 PWA Tuition ScholarshipLevel 2 Winner  - $2,000 PWA Tuition ScholarshipLevel 3 Winner  - $5,000 PWA Tuition ScholarshipLevel 4 Winner  - $7,000 PWA Tuition Scholarship

Selected Scholarship Winners will Receive

$1,000 Lincoln Tech Tuition Scholarhip

Competitors will Receive

$500 Lincoln Tech Tuition Scholarhip

Scholarship Winners will Receive:

Level 4 - 1st Place $8,000 Tulsa Welding Tuition ScholarshipLevel 4 - 2nd Place $3,000 Tulsa Welding Tuition Scholarship

Cutting Contest

$1,000 Tulsa Welding Tuition Scholarship

Selected Scholarship Winners will Receive:

$1,000 Tulsa Welding Tuition Scholarship

Senior Competitors will Receive

$500 Tulsa Welding Tuition Scholarship

Selected Scholarship Winners will Receive:

All Seniors will recieve a scholarship the day of te event.

Awards, Prizes and Donations

Thank you to The American Welding Society Foundation for providing auto-darkening welding helmets, courtesy of Jackson Safety, for this Welding Certification Event!

 Prizes

Outlaw Leather Custom Event Caps and Hoods

100 Cases of Bottled Hydration

West Sandy Steel donating $300  in prizes from All-Tex Welding Supply

CMR Custom Pancake Hood, caps and stickers!

Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the 

"Hornet Hive Call Out!" 

Saturday, 

March 1 2025

ALEX DEHART