Air conditioning students visit Tyler, Texas, plant
Published or Revised March 08, 2012
Students participating in the HARTS field trip to a manufacturing plant in Tyler, Texas, included, from the left: (front) Branson Woods, Tyrone Williams, Robert Giberson, Rusty Yarnell, Wesley Conley, Chris Bolton, (second row) Cecil O’Bryant, Heath Stringer, Jimmy Nabors, Brian McClure, Michael Ennis, Trey Crossland, Steve McFarland, (third row) Mark Easton, Larry Leija, Jake Darty, Matt Gilbert, Kyle Young, Stanley Rhone, Gracie Brown, PJC instructor Jenna Ormsbee, (back) Sam Rogers, Gene Giles, Ethan Gates, John Hackler, Ray Savage, Jason Russell, Jaswon Walker, James Underwood, and PJC Instructional Supervisor Charlie Hodgkiss.
The Paris Junior College Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Technology Students (HARTS) Association recently toured the Ingersoll Rand, Trane, and American Standard Air Conditioning Manufacturing Plant in Tyler, Texas. The students held fundraising events during the past year to help pay for the trip.
"Students were able to see firsthand how air conditioning equipment is manufactured and put through tests simulating extreme weather conditions," said PJC Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology instructor Jenna Ormsbee.
"The annual field trip to various industries within the air conditioning and refrigeration industry allows students opportunities to learn more about the business and see firsthand the different areas of employment available to them."
