Texas High School Welding Series
Boot'em Up Program Awards 2021-2022!
CLICK HERE TO SEE 2022-23 WINNNERS!
What is the "Boot'em Up Program"?
"R&N’s primary focus in supporting the Boot'em Up Program is to get students in the proper footwear necessary for work in a fab shop, or similar setting. In our facility, steel toed boots are required and we understand that they can be cost prohibitive for many students, which is why we support this program. This is a great way to open their eyes as to what they will eventually need in the future in this industry; there is a level of safety required around a shop and this will be a great step forward in assisting these student get a foot in the door toward the career of their choice."
-- Courtney Noppe, Accounts/Safety at R&N Manufacturing
Boot Choices for Selected Winners
Gravel Gear Men's 10in. Wellington Boots — Brown
Item# 139417
Gravel Gear Men's 8in. Moc Toe Wedge Work Boots — Brown
Item# 139441
Gravel Gear Men's 8in. Moc Toe Wedge Work Boots — Brown
Item# 139441
Item# 875520
Gravel Gear Men's 8in. Logger Work Boots — Brown
Item# 139326
Gravel Gear Men's 10in. Steel Toe Wellington Boots — Brown, Model# NT1772-1ST
Item# 139300
Gravel Gear Men's 10in. Wellington Boots — Brown, Model# NT-1770-1NST
Item# 139375
Gravel Gear Men's 6in. Steel Toe Moc Boots
Item# 139390
Item# 139313
Gravel Gear Men's 6in. Waterproof Nubuck Hikers
Item# 1068SZ
For smaller sizes or sizes not offered in boots above please contact the designated Nothern Tool Store Manager for options.
Boot'em Up Program Winners
Winners email the following information to the Northern Tool & Equipment Manager
School, Name, Mailing Address (for Boots to be mailed to), Phone number, Boot Item Number, and Your Boot Size
(Boots Not Claimed by winners will expire 6 months after being awarded and be re-awarded to a new deserving student)
Fighting Ferrets, Fusion Masters' Classic in Arlington in Arlington, Texas - April 9th 2022 - Winners
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS223941 Allyson Baker LampasasTWS224726 Jaqueline Perez VenusTWS224725 Erik Aguayo VenusTWS224723 Kylee McCarter VenusTWS224460 Katch Smolek Dan Dipert CT CenterWinners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Build Off & Welding Certification Event at Sun City Welding Academy in El Paso, Texas - April 1st 2022 - Winners
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS224670 Nethen Martinez DLC Job CorpsTWS224668 Isaiah Martinez DLC Job CorpsTWS224171 Mikaela Kelley El Paso CCTETWS224172 Kevin Mc Cafferty El Paso CCTETWS224671 Luis Guerrero DLC Job CorpsWinners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Sting'em High School Welding Certification Event at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas - March 25th 2022 - Winners
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS223318 Mason Lyons ShelbyvilleTWS211548 Chris Hall CarthageTWS211888 Sebastian Mendoza-Perez Cypress Park - WeldingTWS223063 Maddox Philo CarthageTWS211064 Brayden McCullough Hardin JeffersonWinners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Loraine Build Off at B&J Welding Supply in Snyder, Texas - March 23th 2022 - Winners
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS224418 Cooper Wallin GradyTWS211683 Agustin Galaviz TimpsonTWS223967 Ezequiel Esparza SnyderTWS223853 Kaebren Hill HermleighTWS223782 Wrangler Little Loraine
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
TSTC West Texas Campus in Abilene Welding Certification - February 18th 2022
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS223874 Dee Carr HermleighTWS223790 Dylan Peak LampasasTWS223978 Grant Vinson BairdTWS223992 Jeremy Benites PoteetTWS223981 Steven Raymond BairdTWS223880 William Faries Coleman
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Jersey Village Welding Certification - February 5th 2022
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS222581 Elliott Muntz Hardin JeffersonTWS200537 John Pierce Graham YoeTWS211026 Kash Dalbey YoeTWS200925 Jose Lopez NavasotaTWS200648 Daniel Fuller Cinco Ranch
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Cypress Ridge Welding Certification - January 15th 2022
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS223471 D'Angelo Jackson Navasota
TWS200956 Brett Furuyama Jersey Village
TWS211036 Angel Gonzalez Navasota
TWS223482 Luis Estrada Bridgeport
TWS223605 Guillermo Balderas Cypress Ridge
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Tiger Tough Welding Certification - November 17th 2021
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS223482 Luis Estrada Bridgeport
TWS223548 Anyssa Heflin Venus
TWS223490 Ryan Tate Milano
TWS222770 Alexis Padron Navasota
TWS223413 Samuel Pepe Hillsboro
TWS223505 Raymond Avalos Thorndale
TWS223464 Edward Gray Navasota
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Rising Star of Texas Welding Certification - November 13th 2021
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS212010 Gustavo Lopez-Martinez Rudder
TWS223004 Lukas Hardy Bryan CTE
TWS211719 Tyler Bean Huntsville
TWS200888 Anthony Veloz Lockhart
TWS223462 Maximus Polendo Southside
TWS223536 Matthew Andrade James Madison
TWS223388 Angel Herrera Stuart Career Tech
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Cleveland at Arclabs Welding Certification - October 30th 2021
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS222916 Ismael Guerrero Cleveland
TWS222728 Jonathan Perez Spring - Wunsche
TWS222635 Keaton Bradford Giddings
TWS223258 Eliot Requejo Sam Rayburn - Pasadena
TWS223003 Andrew Alvarado Bryan CTE
TWS222911 Collin Pope Cleveland
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
TSTC at Rosenberg Welding Certification - October 29th 2021
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS223209 Michael Shane Kolb Palacios
TWS200914 Jessie Valadez Navasota
TWS223203 Dominic Tilotta Palacios
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Alvarado Welding Certification - October 23rd 2021
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS223176 Clayton Crow Terrell
TWS223179 Dakota Rucker Terrell
TWS223155 Joe Malacara Hillsboro
TWS211506 Rhiannon Hamilton Huntsville
TWS223154 Merlin Martinez Hillsboro
TWS223156 Dylan Mack Hillsboro
TWS200669 Davin Sockwell New Waverly
TWS223231 Robert Ahrlett Venus
TWS223105 Elizabeth Cardenas Grand Prairie - Dubiski
TWS223121 Miguel Trujillo Granbury
Winners at this Event - Email
Alex Morton, Store Manager
alex.morton@northerntool.com
TRF at LIT Welding Certification - September 29th 2021
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS222550 Iasias Perez Bloomington
TWS211820 Isaiah Torres Vidor
TWS222843 Jose Galvan Kilgore
TWS222809 Josue Zamara Cleveland
TWS211410 Hector Guzman Cleveland
TWS211147 Niesha Davis Royal
TWS222801 Brock Senger Cleveland
TWS222604 Josue Mendoza Klein Forest
TWS222783 Halley Moor Anahuac
TWS222789 Hope Lilly Burkeville
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Waller County Weld Off - September 26th 2021
TXHSWS # Name School
TWS211078 Ethan Miertschin Giddings
TWS211299 Quincy Woods Newton
TWS210998 Elias Arreola Giddings
TWS222728 Jonathan Perez Spring - Wunsche
TWS222737 Confesora Mejia Spring - Wunsche
TWS222558 Caleb Allen Lampasas
TWS222625 Bryson Richards Milano
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Tiger Tough Event - November 2020
Lamar Institute of Technology Winners - 1/15/21
School Last First TXHSWS#
Liberty Cannady Jacob TWS211396
Liberty Johnson Tyler TWS211395
Hardin Jefferson Morgan Rylan TWS211372
New Waverly Robertson Aiden TWS211390
Hardin Jefferson Gay Caleb TWS211370
New Waverly Wood Levi TWS211388
White Oak Spitler Sean TWS200559
Liberty Cannady Jacob TWS211396
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
8th Annual Cypress Ridge at ArcLabs Winners - 1/16/21
School Last First TXHSWS#
Dickinson Campos Ricardo TWS211099
Columbus Drozd Gavin TWS200726
Columbus Kneblik Trenton TWS200709
Navasotoa MIller Tyler TWS211038
Columbus Sizemore McKinzey TWS211067
Columbus Hernandez Giovanni TWS211230
Magnolia West Folkers Nathan TWS211480
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Gator Dime Stackin' Challenge at Dickinson High School Winners - 1/23/21
School Last First TXHSWS#
Livingston Caddenshead Braden TWS211510
Hardin Jefferson McCullough Brayden TWS211064
Dickinson Mills Lane TWS211536
Livingston Gomez Ethan TWS211511
Livingston Allen Travis TWS211525
Ganado Johnson Katelyn TWS211077
Ganado De Los Santos Jakeub TWS211239
Winners at this Event - Email
Jeffery Leifrig, Store Manager at the Leage City Northern Tool Store
Jeff.Leifrig@northerntool.com
3rd Annual Falcon Weldit Up at Arc Labs Winners - 2/6/21
TXHSWS# Name School
TWS211564 Carter Dudzik Brautigam Center
TWS211096 William Wilburn Columbus
TWS211482 Conner McDonald Navasota
TWS200657 Savannah Jensen Huntsville
TWS211248 Michael Dyke Navasota
TWS211148 Joseph Brinkley Taylor-Katy
TWS200974 Bryan Flores Jersey Village
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
Inaugural Hardin-Jefferson Event at HJ High School Winners - 2/12/21
TXHSWS# Name School
TWS211031 Brian Barrientos Hardin
TWS211187 Jason Cochran Silsbee
TWS211446 Austin Taylor Orangefield
TWS211678 Billy Tolar Woodville
TWS211544 Memphis Villarreal Caney Creek
TWS211587 Kaleb Humble Buna
TWS211430 Kaitlyn Shapiro Vidor
Winners at this Event - Email
Jeffery Leifrig, Store Manager at the Leage City Northern Tool Store
Jeff.Leifrig@northerntool.com
Huntsville Hornet Hive Call Out Winners - 3/6/21
TXHSWS# Name School
TWS211129 Bryan Benitez Pasadena CTE
TWS211033 Chase Davis Huntsville
TWS211146 Gary Miller Royal
TWS190027 Lane Wallace Rockdale
TWS211359 Tyler Mouton Newton
TWS211558 Austin Hitchcock Magnolia West
TWS211137 Josemiguel Ponce Pasadena CTE
Winners at this Event - Email
Dana Phelps, Store Manager
Dana.Phelps@northerntool.com
Vidor High School Welding Event 4/15/21
TXHSWS# Name School
TWS211754 Joel Gallegas Liberty
TWS211812 Westley Skipper Vidor
TWS211351 Levi Smart Silsbee
TWS211381 Keegen Somers Hardin Jefferson
TWS211411 Lance Gaskins Cleveland
TWS211174 Rafael Salazar Dickinson
TWS211190 Jace Hartman Silsbee
Winners at this Event - Email
Mark Boutwell, Store Manager
mark.boutwell@northerntool.com
ANDREW NOPPE MEMORIAL WELDING AND CERTIFICAION EVENT 4/24/21
TXHSWS# Name School
TWS211791 Edgar Cantu Mainliner Welding
TWS211889 Steven Bonilla Cy Park Welding
TWS200925 Jose Lopez Navasota
TWS211592 Brock Gilchrist Van
TWS200601 MelAnie Baker Cy Park Welding
TWS211078 Ethan Miertschin Giddings
TWS211232 Braxton Kneblik Columbus
Winners at this Event - Email
Myra Galland
Store Manager
Katy, TX #676
myra.galland@northerntool.com
Katy ISD Welding Event
TXHSWS# Name School
TWS212417 Michael Bowie Cinco Ranch
TWS212397 William Thompson Katy
TWS212423 Marcel Bell Morton Ranch
TWS211148 Joseph Brinkley Taylor-Katy
TWS190368 Rebecca Jeffrey Taylor-Katy
TWS212381 Nadia Scott Taylor Katy
TWS190379 Caleb Anderson Paetow
Winners at this Event - Email
Myra Galland
Store Manager
Katy, TX #676
myra.galland@northerntool.com