{"id":111194,"date":"2026-02-11T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/111194\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:11:16","slug":"students-highlight-local-industry-in-9th-annual-whats-so-cool-about-manufacturing-video-contest-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/111194\/","title":{"rendered":"Students highlight local industry in 9th annual What\u2019s So Cool About Manufacturing video contest | Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students from across North Central Pennsylvania are putting the finishing touches on their videos for the 9th annual What\u2019s So Cool About Manufacturing Video Contest, a regional initiative that connects students with local manufacturers through hands-on learning and storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>The contest brings together middle and high school students from Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean and Potter counties, pairing them with regional manufacturers to explore what makes modern manufacturing innovative, creative and essential to the local economy.<\/p>\n<p>Student teams work alongside industry partners to learn about advanced technology, career pathways and workplace skills and translate those experiences into short student-produced videos.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s participating teams include the following school and manufacturer partnerships:<\/p>\n<p>Johnsonburg Area Junior-Senior High School with BWP Bats LLC; St. Leo Catholic School with American Axle &amp; Manufacturing, St. Marys Facility; Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School with Zippo Manufacturing Company; Saint Marys Middle School with Amphenol Advanced Sensors; Kane Area Middle School with Beverage-Air Corporation; Cameron County Junior-Senior High School with Embassy Powdered Metals Inc.; Coudersport Area Junior-Senior High School with Phoenix Sintered Metals Galeton LLC; and Brockway Area Junior-Senior High School with Miller Fabrication Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The public is invited to support student teams by voting for the Viewer\u2019s Choice award. Online voting will be open from March 17 through March 19 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatssocool.org\/contests\/north-central-pa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.whatssocool.org\/contests\/north-central-pa\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The contest will culminate with a Manufacturing Expo and awards ceremony on March 26 in Kersey. During the Manufacturing Expo, students will have the opportunity to learn through hands-on activities that highlight manufacturing careers and technologies. The event will conclude with an awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrograms like What\u2019s So Cool About Manufacturing give students a chance to see what\u2019s possible right here in their own communities,\u201d said Amber Biondi, executive administrative assistant with Workforce Solutions for North Central PA. \u201cBy working with local manufacturers, students gain real-world insight, build confidence,and discover career pathways they may not have considered before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the contest or Workforce Solutions for North Central PA visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workforcesolutionspa.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.workforcesolutionspa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Students from across North Central Pennsylvania are putting the finishing touches on their videos for the 9th annual&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46625,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,524],"class_list":{"0":"post-111194","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bethlehem","8":"tag-bethlehem","9":"tag-bethlehem-headlines","10":"tag-bethlehem-news","11":"tag-community"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}