Five Southern California high school trades teachers are among semifinalists for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools prize

CALABASAS — Five Southern California high school skilled trades teachers are among 50 teachers and teacher teams from across the country who were named as semifinalists for the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. They and their skilled trades programs are in the running for a share of $1 million in total cash awards.

Dennis Johnson, a transportation technology teacher at Fallbrook Union High School in Fallbrook; Stephen Marsh, a manufacturing and welding teacher at Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School in Long Beach; Brent Tuttle, a welding teacher at La Mirada H...