Angleton ISD partnership gives aspiring welders a head start

High-schoolers get head start on welding careers

By ALEXA CRENSHAW alexa.crenshaw@thefacts.com
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Jan 13, 2021
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Angleton senior Oziel Izaguirre welds a pipe during his practicum at Angleton High School on Tuesday. The class consists of four seniors who are trained to weld.

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Welding instructor James Saccomanno sits in his classroom with his practicum students at Angleton High School. The four students in the class train at Chem Fabrication LLC four days a week as they learn to weld.

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Welding instructor James Saccomanno shows what a welded pipe should look like Tuesday at Angleton High School. Saccomanno teaches a welding practicum in which students train at Chem Fabrication four days a week.

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Angleton senior Alvis Rosendo waits for a chance to weld during his practicum Jan. 5 at the high school.

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Angleton senior Marin Acosta holds two sections of a pipe together for Oziel Izaguirre to weld during their practicum Tuesday at Angleton High School.

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Angleton senior Oziel Izaguirre welds a pipe during his practicum Tuesday at Angleton High School. The class consists of four seniors who are trained to weld.

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Angleton welding practicum students watch as senior Gabriel Martinez welds a pipe during class Tuesday at Angleton High School. Each student has their own workstation at the school where they learn to weld.

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Angleton senior Gabriel Martinez welds a pipe during his practicum Tuesday at Angleton High School. Four days a week, Martinez and three classmates are trained to weld at Chem Fabrication in Clute.

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Angleton senior Marin Acosta welds a pipe during his practicum Tuesday at Angleton High School. Acosta is following his family's footsteps in the industry.

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Sparks fly as Angleton senior Alvis Rosendo welds a pipe during his practicum Tuesday at Angleton High School. Welding instructor James Saccomanno teaches multiple welding classes at the high school.

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Angleton senior Oziel Izaguirre gathers materials to keep welding a pipe during his practicum Jan. 5 at Angleton High School.

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Angleton senior Marin Acosta is one of four students in a welding practicum class offered at Angleton High School. The four students are trained at Chem Fabrication four days a week, with hopes that they would be ready to enter the work force as soon as they graduate high school.

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Angleton senior Alvis Rosendo is one of four students in a welding practicum class offered at Angleton High School. The four students are trained at Chem Fabrication four days a week, with hopes that they would be ready to enter the work force as soon as they graduate high school.

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Angleton senior Oziel Izaguirre is one of four students in a welding practicum class offered at Angleton High School. The four students are trained at Chem Fabrication four days a week, with hopes that they would be ready to enter the work force as soon as they graduate high school.

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Angleton senior Gabriel Martinez is one of four students in a welding practicum class offered at Angleton High School. The four students are trained at Chem Fabrication four days a week, with hopes that they would be ready to enter the work force as soon as they graduate high school.

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ANGLETON

High school seniors traditionally launch their career plans after graduation. Those taking welding classes at Angleton High School are getting an early start.