Jared Massic, who teaches Welding at Maple Mountain High School, is one of 25 winners of the 2024 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.
Jared Massic teaches Welding at Maple Mountain High School in Spanish Fork, Utah. Growing up the youngest of nine, Massic loved LEGO creations, tinkering, and taking things apart, and he realized early the value of strong mentors. His high school shop teachers inspired him to pursue welding instruction, and he earned a bachelor’s degree in Technology and Engineering Education and a master’s in Technology. Massic continuously hones his skills through teaching and as a Certified Welding Inspector and Certified Welding Educator.
HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS is a program of The Smidt Foundation, established by Harbor Freight Tools owner and founder Eric Smidt, to advance excellent skilled trades education in U.S. public high schools. With a deep respect for the dignity of these fields and for the intelligence and creativity of people who work with their hands, HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS aims to drive a greater understanding of and investment in skilled trades education. We believe that access to quality skilled trades education gives high school students pathways to graduation, opportunity, good jobs, and a workforce our country needs. Harbor Freight Tools is a major supporter of the HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS program. For more information, visit hftforschools.org.