FAIRFIELD CENTRAL – Inside the welding shop at the Fairfield Career & Technology Center, the work is equal parts skill, focus and grit. Sparks fly, face shields drop and students shape molten metal into useful objects.
For Fairfield Central High School seniors London Robertson and Trinity Adams, the only girls of about 40 students enrolled in the three-year program, welding has been a confidence-builder and creative outlet in a space that has traditionally been male-dominated. They’re both starting the second semester of the program.
“I love everything about welding,” Robertson said. “It makes me feel like I can do anything. I take a lot of pride in my projects. And the class is great – it’s really fun.”…