Vocational Opportunities in Agriculture Expand
Benson Agricultural Sciences class a hit with students
Posted on 01/25/2012
San Pedro Valley News-Sun; by Dana Cole

As he fits a metal door onto a chili roaster he's welding, Brett Bernal talks about the different types of metals he used to complete the project.

"The screened part is expanded metal, and I used flat metal on the ends," said Bernal, who is a student in Gilbert Zamudio's welding class, offered through Benson High School's Agricultural Sciences program. Bernal, who started the project last semester, says he's thinking about taking welding in college and pursuing it as a career.

"I like this class and am taking it seriously," said Bernal. "I see this as a career opportunity for me, something I enjoy doing that has a lot of potential." [Read More...]