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Metalworking, Welding & Fabrication Career Pathway Program
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The Metalworking, Welding & Fabrication Career Pathway Program at Lenape High School is open to any current or rising LRHSD student from Evesham, Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland. Interested students should complete the Metalworking, Welding & Fabrication Career Pathway Application Form.
About the Program
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The Metalworking, Welding, & Fabrication Career Pathway Program is designed to provide students with a four-year experience in metalworking. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have the opportunity to experience hands-on skills and knowledge in the areas of sheet metal construction, bench metal, mig, tig, arc, and gas welding, and CAD/CAM operations related to Computer Numerical Control machining.
In addition, students will be able to read blueprints, use layout tools, coordinate between different roles found in a shop, and understand many of the career opportunities available to them after graduation. This four-year program will provide students with a head start in entering the workforce or continuing on to higher education in the fields of metal, welding and fabrication.
The foundation course for the Metalworking, Welding & Fabrication Career Pathway Program is Metalworking. This course is open to all students in the district. Following successful completion of Metalworking (general metalworking techniques and shop safety), eligible students can apply for acceptance to the Metalworking, Welding & Fabrication Career Pathway Program, offered exclusively at Lenape High School, but open to all students within the district.
Our Facility
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The Metalworking, Welding & Fabrication Center was completed in 2023. This state-of-the-art facility has a welding area and a metalworking area. The welding area has 10 welding booths where students have access to stick, mig, & tig welding as well as various power and hand tools. The metalworking side features 2 CNC lathes, 2 CNC mills, a 4 foot by 4 foot water jet and various fabrication tools.
Course Tracks and Descriptions
Students may choose one of two tracks:
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Metalworking
Comprehensive course providing experiences in many metal working areas, including sheet metal construction, foundry, bench metal, ornamental ironwork, arc and gas welding, and machining. Students are instructed in the use of hand and power metal working equipment for the construction of selected projects. Also included in the instruction is shop safety, reading plans, precision measurement, and metal properties, processes and classifications.
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Metal Fabrication
Students will have hands-on opportunities to work toward becoming a CNC machinist with a focus on CNC milling machines and lathes. The following topics will be covered: safe use of tools and machines, hand mills & lathes, Computer Aided Drafting and Computer-Aided Manufacturing programming, G&M-Code, set-up and operation of CNC machining and turning centers, technical drawing reading, manufacturing math principles, and machine tool theory. The processes and practices taught in this course are of benefit for the hobbyist or the student considering a career in any phase of manufacturing.
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Metal Welding and Assembly
In this course students will be introduced to the various types of metal welding and assembly techniques. Topics will include manufacturing fastening techniques such as threaded and non-threaded fastening, compression fitting, and permanent fastening methods. Safe and effective practices in welding will be a focus. Also covered will be the many careers and positions that a successful welder may pursue and how to obtain a welding certification in the industry. The processes and practices taught in this course are of benefit for the hobbyist or the student considering a career in any phase of manufacturing.
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Capstone Project
The Metalworking capstone is an open-minded practicum course in which students work and practice technical skills in the process of creating a chosen product, to seek certification for job ready skills. Students will perform research and see independent projects that will prepare them for manufacturing and production based skills. After carefully designing the skill sets, they will prepare a plan of action proposal in order to achieve the certification requirement. Students will present and defend their proposal to a panel of professionals. Students will work closely with experts and will continually hone their organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills that will make them valuable assets in a desired career. The Capstone course is a high level course that is appropriate for students that have had two previous levels of metalworking courses and who are interested in any technical career path in the manufacturing, production, or quality control fields.
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Internship
Students will participate in the LRHSD Option Two Program
