Phoenix students put welding skills to the test

Jenna King February 10, 2023

Last Updated: February 10, 2023

PHOENIX, Ore. —A group of Phoenix High School welding students are using their skills to help the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

In December, a resource officer and two deputies went to a welding class. They asked the students to make bumpers, for their pit maneuver practice. The class has been working on it ever since.

The welding teacher says the project lets them grow their skills.

“They love it because it just gives them so much freedom and they are using so many different skill sets and they see an end result they see progress each time, it’s really nice it’s reassuring,” said the welding teacher, Jessee Holcomb.

He expects the project to be done by April.

Jenna King February 10, 2023

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.