Harbor Freight announces winners of 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools for Teaching Excellence award

Oct. 6, 2022
The winners of the award received a combined amount of $1.25 million in cash awards for their hard work.
Harbor Freight Tools For Schools

Harbor Freight has announced the winners of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools for Teaching Excellence award. The winners of the award received a combined amount of $1.25 million in cash awards for their hard work.

Grand prize winners

  • Kristie Jones, Construction & Carpentry, Franklin County Career and Technical Center, Miss.
  • Jason Blackwell, Industrial Maintenance, Escambia Career Readiness Center, Ala.
  • Jared Monroe, Automotive Technology, Columbia Area Career Center, Columbia, Mo.
  • Cory Torppa, Construction & Manufacturing, Kalama High School, Wash.
  • Bill Culver, Construction & Carpentry, Evergreen High School, Wash.
  • Prize winners

  • Taylor Donnelly, Agricultural Mechanics, Sheridan High School, Ark.
  • Matt Blomquist, Construction, Taylorville High School, Ill.
  • Mark Simmons, Automotive & Diesel Technology, Springfield High School, Ore.
  • Leif Sorgule, Industrial Technology, Peru Central School, N.Y.
  • Kevin Finan, Machining, Atlantic Technical College & Technical High School, Fla.
  • Joshua Bowles, Carpentry, Alexander Central High School, N.C.
  • John Stratton, Automotive Technology, Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES, N.Y.
  • Jim VanBladel, Automotive Technology, John Hersey High School, Ill.
  • Jeff Bearinger, Construction, Lumpkin County High School, Ga.
  • David Moye, Automotive Service Technology, Lyman High School, Fla.
  • Dan Van Boxtel, Automotive Technology, Kaukauna High Schoo, Wis.
  • Blair Jensen, Welding, Jordan Academy for Technology & Careers, Utah
  • Ashton Bohling, Industrial Technology, Johnson Brock High School, Neb.
  • Andrice Tucker, Automotive Service Technology, Central Nine Career Center, Ind.
  • Aaron Ervin, Welding, Pike Lincoln Technical Center, Mo.
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