2016 SkillsUSA Championships Winners Announced
The winners of the annual SkillsUSA Championships were announced at the awards ceremony of the National Leadership and Skills Conference. The Conference was held June 23-24, 2016, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. Over 6,000 career and technical education students joined in the excitement of hands-on competition in 100 different trade, technical
North American International Auto Show Announces Launch Of 2016 High School Poster Contest
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) recently announced the launch of its annual poster contest. The poster contest was established to engage the creative minds of Michigan’s high school students and encourage careers in automotive design. For the 2015 contest, NAIAS received 781 entries from 58 high schools across the state.
Automotive Repair Shops Urged to Nominate Schools for 2010 SOTY Contest
Giving Some ‘Extra Credit’ to Deserving Schools by Ed Sunkin, Editor, Underhood Service magazine The automotive aftermarket is of vital importance to our nation. The future of our survival depends on those being trained to service vehicles. Not just the cars on the road today, but the pre-OBD vehicles of the past, as well as the high-tech
PPG Continues Support for OSU’s Formula Buckeyes Racing Team
The Formula Buckeyes team consists of students from the university’s engineering, art and technology, marketing and business administration disciplines.
Winners of National Automotive Technology Competition Head to the NHRA SuperNationals
Team Lexus — the team of high school automotive technology students who recently won the National Automotive Technology Competition at the New York Auto Show this past April — were rewarded with a trip to the NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ, courtesy of Summit Racing Equipment and Delmar Cengage Learning
Finish Line: Finals Held in 2011 National Automotive Technology Competition
Each month, Tomorrow’s Technician takes a look at some of the automotive-related student competitions taking place in this country, as well as the world. Throughout the year in “Finish Line,” we will highlight not only the programs and information on how schools can enter, but will also profile some of the top competitors in those programs.
Real Wolrd: CC & TC Captures Top School Honors
Caddo Career & Technology Center, a vocational high school in Shreveport, LA, was named the Tomorrow’s Technician/Chicago Pneumatic 2010 School of the Year.
Report Card: Dynamic Duo — Contest Finalists Serve as ‘Senior’ Advisors
Zachary Bryant and Corey Zamenski set an extraordinary precedent at the Ford/AAA Auto Skills finals in June – it was the first time two juniors participated on a team at the national level.
Real World: 2008 Skills USA Contest
Event Showcases Top Automotive Repair and Service Students From Across the Country
PPG Supports SkillsUSA With $10,000 Donation
The PPG donation was earmarked to support the 2008 National SkillsUSA Championships held in Kansas City, MO, June 25 – 26.