Congratulations to Ethan Knobloch (Central Lyon High School, Rock Rapids, IA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue Welding at WyoTech! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Miya Crawford (CE Byrd High School, Shreveport, LA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Landology Scholarship to pursue Diesel Technology at Atlanta Tech! Miya shared the following personal statement with us: Dear Tradestrong Sponsors, Thank you so much for selecting me to receive a trade school scholarship. I am truly grateful for this opportunity and for your support as I take the next step toward my future in the automotive field. My love

Congratulations to Cody Garoznik (Lehman High School, Uhland, TX) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue Welding and Diesel Technology at WyoTech! Cody shared these words with us: "Being selected for Trade Strong Foundation scholarship is a true honor, and I am very grateful for the opportunity to be chosen. I understand that this scholarship represents trust in my potential and my future in the skilled trades. I am committed

Congratulations to Drake Halsted (Wheatland Union High, Olivehurst, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-GVC Scholarship to attend the Welding program at Sierra College! Thank you, GVC! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Riley Tweed (Superior High School, Superior, MT) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to attend the Diesel Technology program at WyoTech! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Bradley Lacque (Willows High School ,Willows, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Jay R Selby Memorial Scholarship to pursue a career in Underwater Welding at the Diver's Institute of Technology. Thank you, Jay R Selby Memorial Fund founders! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Mason Gutierrez (Colusa High School, Colusa, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to attend the Welding program at Butte College! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Asher Amsden (Colusa High School, Colusa, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Clark Pacific Scholarship to pursue a career in Heavy Equipment Operation at Butte College! Thank you, Clark Pacific! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES

Congratulations to Hunter Rupley (El Dorado High School, Placerville, CA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation Scholarship to pursue a career in the Electrical field at National Career Education (NCE)! Thank you, Cook Foundation! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Miles Frederick (Langston Hughes High School, Fairburn, GA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-CFMA Scholarship to pursue an Electrical career at Atlanta Tech! Thank you, CFMA (Construction Financial Management Association), for sponsoring this fine young man! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to John Parker Hamilton (Central High School, Norton, VA) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Panattoni Scholarship to pursue Diesel Mechanics at Nashville Auto-Diesel College. Thank you, Panattoni Development Company! #TRADESTRONG #LEARN2EARN #ELEVATETHETRADES #TRADES #SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to Marek Reeves (Moscow High School/Moscow, ID) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Panattoni Scholarship! Marek is pursuing a career in the Welding field and plans to attend WyoTech. Special thanks to Panattoni Development Company for investing in this young man's promising future.

Congratulations to Cole Ragsdale (North County Senior High, Bonne Terre, MO) for being selected to receive a $2,500 TRADESTRONG-Cook Foundation scholarship to pursue Advanced Diesel Technology at WyoTech! Cole sent us the following letter describing what it has meant for him to receive this kind of support: I am deeply honored and sincerely grateful to the TradeStrong Foundation for selecting me as a recipient of the $2,500 scholarship award. Receiving this scholarship is bot

IT’S SCHOLARSHIP TIME!!! The bulk of this year’s awards will be shipping out this week So far we have 44 recipients from 34 schools in 17 states, and more applications trickling in each week.

Congratulations to Rocco Stephan of Nevada Union High School for being selected to receive a TRADESTRONG AMBU$H Scholarship! WHO’S NEXT? 👀 To recommend a deserving student, go to TRADESTRONG.us and select the AMBU$H tab. #TRADESTRONG #AMBUSH #tradeschool #scholarship #LEARN2EARN #elevatethetrades #nevadaunionhighschool

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Thank you to all of our industry partners for showing up in a big way for 2025, and another big congratulations to our 42 scholarship recipients! We’re looking forward to doing it all again in 2026.

Watch for us tomorrow at the Building & Construction Career Exploration Expo at Sierra College tomorrow from 11:30-1:30.

Trevor Dunn (Welding / Butte College) TRADESTRONG - Clark Construction Scholarship $2,500 Thank you to our Petaluma High School...

Tegan Snyder (Diesel Tech & Welding / WyoTech) TRADESTRONG - Cook Foundation Scholarship $2,500 Thank you to our Summit High School...

The Cook Foundation and their generous supporters have stepped up again big time for the trades. This year’s Cook Foundation Golf...