A Camp Hill welding teacher wins a contest and plans to use the funds to upgrade his classroom

Joe Abercrombie has been a welding instructor at Edward Bell Career Technical Center for the last 15 years. He and his students got the surprise of their lives when they found out they won a contest with a $30,000 prize.

Mr. Abercrombie plans to use the prize to give his classroom a makeover to better help prepare his students with the skills they need to become future welders.

Watch Joe Abercrombie’s story and how he won this statewide contest.

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