SEMA has partnered with students from Santa Fe Early College Opportunities Applied Science Magnet School (Santa Fe ECO) Auto Tech School in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to complete a 2015 4 WD Jeep Wrangler Unlimited build. The SEMA pilot program is designed to support and engage high school students in automotive. Once completed, the Jeep will be auctioned through Bring-A-Trailer in early June to raise funds for the school’s next vehicle build.
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AK Smith Career Center instructor teaches automotive professionalism and passion.
After taking automotive and collision repair classes in high school and college, Steve Barnes of AK Smith Career Center in Michigan City, Indiana says he knew he was set to succeed in the automotive industry. After graduation, that’s what he did.
“After taking Vocational Auto Trades in my junior year of high school and Auto Body Repair as a senior, I graduated from Rogers High School in Michigan City in 1993,” Barnes says. “I knew I wanted to work with cars from around the age of 10. I loved taking things apart and finding out how they worked. I even put them back together and make them work again....mostly.”
Today’s profiles are actively servicing heavy-duty vehicles in the Southwest.
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The awards program recognizes both students’ and pros’ commitment to the profession.
The awards show respect for techs; students and professional technicians honored for their commitment to the profession and work to keep America moving now and into the future.
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