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2014 ‘School of the Year’ Judging Nears Completion

This is the seventh annual search to find the best technical training school in the U.S.

WIX Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts, partners with Tomorrow’s Tech as title sponsors for the “2014 School of the Year” competition, along with work clothes supplier Red Kap, are narrowing their search in naming a school to wear the crown as “Best in the Nation.”

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This is the seventh annual search to find the best technical training school in the U.S.

The School of the Year program is open to all high schools and post-secondary schools that have a subscription to Tomorrow’s Tech magazine.

Of the 151 entries for this year’s contest, 46 were from different high schools, technical schools and colleges in four geographic regions of the United States.

The Top Twenty schools selected from the entries were asked to submit a video highlighting their technical programs.

You can check out the videos submitted for this year’s contest on the Tomorrow’s Tech You Tube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTo5tNhUSxJODzD_QW-iJotOPe0S6Nc3Q

The winning school will receive:

• A $2,500 donation to the school’s Automotive Technology program from WIX Filters, a global manufacturer of filtration products celebrating its 75th anniversary.
• Uniform for every student from Red Kap, a manufacturer and distributor of comfortable, durable work-related clothing and outerwear.
• Merchandise from O’Reilly and WIX Filters.
• A Cover Feature/School Profile in the November issue of Tomorrow’s Tech

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