Automotive Competition Puts Students’ Knowledge To The Test
Students from Vale and Harper high schools and Canyon-Owyhee School Service Agency recently participated in a regional SkillsUSA contest.
JVS Auto Class Works With New Equipment
The auto service technology program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School in Bloomingdale, OH, has a new Hunter Road Force tire balancer.
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Names Scholarship Winners
Each recipient will receive a $1,500 scholarship to help offset the expense of attending a college, university or trade school of their choice. The program has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships since its inception.
Outstanding Instructors Recognized At ASE Industry Education Alliance Conference
With more than 300 automotive instructors, industry trainers and leaders in attendance, the conference offered three full days of training that count toward an instructor’s NATEF accreditation. Industry leaders, from both the OE and aftermarket segments, supported the instructor conference, which ran from July 25-29.
State Deputy Superintendent’s Visit Punctuates Vale Auto Program’s Successes
Oregon Department of Education Deputy Superintendent Salam Noor recently visited the automotive program at Vale High School in Vale, OR.
AkzoNobel Salutes Outstanding Students With Sustainability Challenge Grant
AkzoNobel has announced the six outstanding students in its 2015 Sustainability Challenge Grant program. In its second year, the program awarded $50,000 in grant funding to selected high schools and colleges with collision repair programs to advance continuous improvement and sustainable business principles. The students were nominated by their instructors for exemplifying exceptional leadership, initiative
Auto Tech Students Revved Up For State-Of-The-Art Equipment
Students in the Joliet Central High School Auto Tech program in Joliet, IL, are training on new tire changing and balancing equipment from Hunter Engineering Co.
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Students Are Top Hot Rod Builders
Team Moroso, from Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center in Choctaw, OK, defeated 22 other schools from across the nation to win theHot Rodders of Tomorrow National Championship recently at the PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis.School instructor Jim LaFevers tutored a six-student group that broke the event’s national record in breaking down and then re-assembling a V8 engine in 18 minutes, 43 seconds.Â
Real World – Top Tech Students Battle Bugged Mustangs To Determine Ford/AAA Auto Skills Champs
Dearborn, MI In late June, 50 two-person student teams from across the country competed against each other, and against the clock, to accurately diagnose and fix vehicles in the 2006 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Finals. The competition took place June 27 in Dearborn, MI Henry Fords hometown. Two aspiring techs, Bradley Bolton and Aaron