From robots to welding, QC students get a look at work world

By: Dave Thompson|April 30, 2025

|6 min read

Maddi Lang, a 15-year-old student at Davenport North High School, tries her hand at welding pipes Tuesday, April 29, at a demonstration presented at Local Union 25 Plumbers and Piperfitters table during the Student Success Symposium at Davenport RiverCenter. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Maddi Lang has a career path in mind – perhaps in cosmetology.

But on Tuesday, April 29, the 15-year-old Davenport North High School student attended an event that was meant to expand her job-search horizons. She was one of more than 100 Quad Cities area students who attended the second annual Student Success Symposium at the RiverCenter in downtown…

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From robots to welding, QC students get a look at work world

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