{"id":5212,"date":"2017-11-06T09:49:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solartechnology.com\/?p=5212"},"modified":"2017-11-06T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T14:49:47","slug":"whats-cool-manufacturing-solartech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solartechnology.com\/staging\/2017\/11\/whats-cool-manufacturing-solartech\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s So Cool about Manufacturing? SolarTech!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday Nov 2, Solar Technology welcomed a group of eighth graders from Saucon Valley Middle School who are participating in the \u201cWhat\u2019s So Cool about Manufacturing?\u201d contest. The contest\u2019s objective is to change students\u2019 perceptions about manufacturing careers. The students and teacher coaches use video equipment to film at the manufacturing plant and learn to script, record, and edit their videos.<\/p>\n

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Each team produces a 2-3 minute video for the Lehigh Valley regional contest. The contest is sponsored locally by the Manufacturers Resource Center (more info at www.WhatsSoCool.org<\/a>). Online voting will determine a regional winner. The videos will be shown February 27th<\/sup> at the awards ceremony at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

The Saucon Valley<\/a> students, led by teachers Chuck Austin (Tech Ed instructor) and Meredith Lesney (Librarian), were given access the SolarTech\u2019s manufacturing facility and interviewed SolarTech workers.<\/p>\n

They spent time in the shop, filming welding, grinding, assembly, fabrication, and paint and visited the electronics, SMT and repair departments. The students interviewed Kevin Cypher, SolarTech\u2019s Supply Chain Manager and others. They also met Molly, the resident Papillion, who was a student favorite.<\/p>\n

We wish them the best of luck as they move to the editing and scripting stage \u2013 and can\u2019t wait to see the finished product! Check back here when voting begins Feb 21, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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