$300K Grant Boosts Harlingen High's Auto Body Program

$300K Grant Boosts Harlingen High’s Auto Body Program

The donation will allow Harlingen High School to purchase new equipment.


The donation will allow Harlingen High School to purchase new equipment.

From Travis M. Whitehead’s article on the Valley Morning Star website:

Marcos Fragoso loves detailing automobiles with colorful and artistic designs.

“I like doing that,” said Marcos, 15, pointing to a glistening blue door of a truck at the Harlingen High School Auto-body and Collision Shop.

“That’s something I want to learn,” he said enthusiastically.

The Harlingen High School sophomore has already begun learning some basics of auto body work. But a $300,000 check from the Texas Workforce Commission will allow for the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment.

The donation is through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant. TWC presented the grant to the Harlingen school district in a formal ceremony yesterday afternoon.

Click HERE to read the entire article about Harlingen High School on the Valley Morning Star website.

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