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South Atlanta Students Learning Careers In Auto Mechanics

Students at South Atlanta High School are now able to take automotive tech classes thanks to equipment donated by Kauffman Tire and its partners.

Screen Shot 2016-03-03 at 7.35.20 AMStudents at South Atlanta High School are now able to take automotive tech classes thanks to equipment donated by Kauffman Tire and its partners.

From the FOX 5 Atlanta website:

Students at South Atlanta High School are lining up to take a new class. Auto mechanics is all the new rage.

State of the art equipment was donated by Kauffman Tire and their partners and now these students are getting the hands on training to graduate high school and jump right into a career.

Senior D’Angelo Anderson didn’t know much about cars until he started taking the Automotive Basic Maintenance and Light Repair Lab in January, now he wants to make it his career.

“Now that I’ve become a part of the class and had hands on experience with cars, I’ve found that I actually enjoy doing it,” D’Angelo says.

Click HERE to read the entire article about the automotive tech program at South Atlanta High School on the FOX 5 Atlanta website.

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