The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton hosted a Weld-A-Saurus welding camp on Thursday for local seventh and eighth grade students. Campers got to construct their own pieces, learning basic welding techniques to transform a steel plate into the skeleton of a dinosaur. They also learned about technical careers with local opportunities. The CTC worked in conjunction with the Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board to offer the camp to county students.
An example of a finished dinosaur on display during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Instructor Kyle Linko explains the project to the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp participants at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. First year students will complete a T. rex and second year students will work on a stegosaurus. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Instructor Kyle Linko talks through the project during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Jackson Strouth, 12, welds his dinosaur during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Pieces of a dinosaur sit on the classroom floor during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Students listen to instructor Kyle Linko explain the project during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp participants gear up before working on their projects at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Jackson Schuback, 13, works on his stegosaurus during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Jackson Schuback, 13, works on his stegosaurus during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Instructor Kyle Linko checks in on welders during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Jacob Poehlman, 13, sorts out the piece of his dino during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Students return to their work stations after dipping their pieces during the Weld-A-Saurus Welding Camp at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County in Scranton on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)