Texas Rice Festival

Welding Certification and Events

The TXHSWS wants everyone to stay safe and healthy as they grow in skills and knowledge. Our events have special protocols in place that meet/exceed the State and Local requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Texas High School Welding Series is kicking off this year of welding certification events in conjunction with the Texas Rice Festival in Winnie, Texas on September 29th, 2021. at Lamar Institute of Technology. The Texas Rice Festival Event will start off the year with welding certification tests, oxy-fuel cutting contest, tool identification and safety knowledge contest, underwater welding, and Madskills Visual Weld Inspection Challenge. Competitions and Certifications are open to Texas High School Students and the event is open for the public to view.

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X-Rays by TWS No

RESULTS!!

Pictures from the Event

Event Information

Registration Due by 9/22/21

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Ways to Register for this event: Entry Fee: $10

Judging Card

online registration system

Email Form

Email forms to:register@TXHSWS.org
Emailed and Mailed forms entries can be paid the morning of the event.

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View Registrations by Clicking the link Below

Who's Welding at Texas Rice Festival?

Questions email TXHSWS@gmail.com

Tentative Welding Schedule of Events:

7 am - Registration begins

7:45 am - Safety Meetings

8 am - Contests Start (Staggered Start Times)

3 pm - Estimated Results Time

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Forms & Scholarship Information

Liability Waiver and Release Form

Scholarship Application Form

TRF Event Schedule

Event Map & Directions

Event Location:Lamar Institute of Technology 4075 S Mlk, Beaumont, TX 77705

Event Host Facility Sponsor

Radiographic Testing (RT) Weld Inspection

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

SEE Y'ALL WED, SEPT 29th

Certification Test Specification Sheets

CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 1

AWS D9.1 - SMAW, 1F Fillet Weld3/16" Plate. E7018 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All

Level 1

Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications

SPEC D9.1-F4-SMAW-1F

TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All

CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 2

AWS D9.1 - SMAW, 2F Fillet Weld3/16" Plate. E7018 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All

Level 2

Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications

SPEC D9.1-F4-SMAW-2F

TXHSWS-WPS-D9.1-F4-SMAW-All

CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 3

AWS D1.1 - SMAW, 1G Groove Weld, w/ Back3/8" Plate. E7018 ElectrodeWPS: TXHSWS-WPS-D1.1-SMAW-Back-All

Level 3

Click links below to see the Certification Test Specifications

SPEC D1.1-F4-SMAW-1G-BACKED

TXHSWS-WPS-D1.1-SMAW-Back-All

See Test Spec No 32 Carbon Steel Plates, 3” min. x 7” min. x 3/8” thick1 Carbon Steel Backing Bar, 3” x 7” x 1/4” RT/X-Ray

CERTIFICATION TEST SPEC NO 5

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

SPEC D1.1-F3-F4-SMAW-1G-OPEN

TXHSWS-WPS-D1.1-SMAW-OR-FHV

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.

Ryan Dillon, Operations Supervisor at Acuren explains X-ray quality of welds.

COVID 19 Protocols for Texas Rice Festival

Click to View "COVID -19 Waller County Fair Safety Guidelines"

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Meet the Welding Machines

Miller XMT 350 MPa

XMT 350 Specs

Miller CST 280

CST 280 Specs

View the Welding Shop and Booths

Cutting Contest

Registered Students will earn their way to compete in wither of two cutting challenges. One challenge will be using Oxy-Fuel cutting with propylene and the other will use plasma. Challenges may 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

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!

Safety Study Guide

Sponsor of the Tool ID and Knowledge Test

Tool ID List

Completing the OpenBook Challenge will also help in studying for the Quiz and Tool ID Contest!

ACE Weld Evaluation Contest

Students will have a unique opportunity to evaluate weld defects and discontinuities. There will be eight timed rotations and students will use a scantron to answer the question, is this weld acceptable or reject-able.

Event and Awards Sponsor

Parts of a Fillet Gauge

How to use a Fillet Gauge

Parts of a V-Wac Gauge

How to use a V-Wac Gauge

Sponsored by The Texas Rice Festival and Madskills

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

TXHSWS Scholarship

Selected Scholarship Application Winner(s) will Receive:$500 Helping Hands Scholarship

American Welding Society, District 18 Welding Scholarship

One Selected Scholarship Application Winner will Receive:$1,000 AWS Scholarship

Tuition Scholarships

Each Competing Senior Student :$500 Tuition ScholarshipCompetition Scholarships

each 1st Place Winner $1,500

each 2nd Place Winner $1,000

each 3rd Place Winner $500

Lincoln Tech Tuition Scholarships

Each Competing Senior Student :$500 Tuition Scholarship
One Selected Scholarship Application Winner will Receive:$3,000 Tuition Scholarship

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

Mainliners Tuition Scholarships

Winner(s) will Receive:$1,000 - Level 3 - 1st Place$500 - Level 3 - 2nd Place$2,000 - Level 4 - 1st Place$1,500 - Level 4 - 2nd Place$1,000 - Level 4 - 3rd Place

AWS Membership Opportunity

Sabine Section

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