Prizes Galore As Cuyamaca Turns Auto-Tech Students Loose In Contests
Now in its 37th year, the Automotive Skills Day will feature students from Cuyamaca College’s automotive technology program as well as students from Monte Vista, Ramona, Grossmont, El Camino, Madison and Crawford high schools.
BSCTC Automotive Technology Students Have 100 Percent Pass Rate
Students in the Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) automotive technology program in Pikeville, KY, had a 100 percent pass rate on exit examinations by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE).
Sequoyah HS Automotive Team Earns National Rank
Students from Sequoyah High School’s Automotive program competed in the Summit Motorama at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which involves deconstructing a V-8 engine and reassembling it to the manufacturer’s specifications.
NTHS Girl Goes For Another Automotive Championship
Clarissa Jenkins, a senior at North Thurston High School in Lacey, Washington, will be competing for a national title in June.
GCHS Automotive Tech Students Compete At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Students in the automotive technology program at Gordon Central High School in Calhoun, Georgia, recently participated in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow competition at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
St. Helens Auto Class Repairs Truck For Boosters’ Auction
Students in the automotive program at St. Helens High School in St. Helens, Oregon, fixed up a donated 1987 Ford F-250 and it will be auctioned at the St. Helens Booster Club fundraiser.
CHS Auto Teacher Wins Teacher Of The Year
Brian Locke was named the 2016 Coconino County Teacher of the Year. He received a 2016 Toyota Camry to drive for the year.
Infiniti Offers Engineering Students Formula One Career Opportunity
Infiniti’s global search for the best up-and-coming student engineering talent begins its third year with the launch of the 2016 Infiniti Engineering Academy. Students from all over the world have the chance to earn the career opportunity of a lifetime working at Infiniti Motor Company and the Renault Sport Formula One Team.
Recognition For Greenville High School Auto Tech Instructor
Greenville High School Auto Tech Instructor Jim Anderson recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium (MVTPC).
Mukwonago High School Students Win WCTC Auto Repair Contest
J.D. Murphy and Dawson Greenwald won the Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC) Automotive Repair Competition. Each student received a Snap-on toolbox.
Auto, Diesel Careers Test Driven By High School Visitors
North Dakota State College of Science’s Wahpeton campus in Wahpeton, North Dakota, hosted high students interested in auto and diesel careers Thursday, April 14.
How To Become An Automotive Engineer: One Woman’s Remarkable Journey
According to an article in the New York Daily News, Jacki Birdall loved cars from the time she was 15. She enrolled in her high school’s auto shop class, but her teacher wouldn’t let her work on the cars. She pestered the manager at Pep Boys every day for two weeks until he hired her. Birdall’s persistence paid off as she is now a senior engineer at Toyota North America.
