WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE 1ST PLACE AT NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION
Company press release.Patrick Hahn and Colt Morris, students at Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisconsin, finished in 1st place at the 2014 National Automotive Technology Competitionat the New York International Automobile Show. The students are sponsored by the Automobile Dealers Association of Mega Milwaukee. The Competition, the auto industry's largest school-to-work initiative, pits the nation's best high school automotive vocational education students against one another for the title of 'America's Top Technicians'. 'The automobile industry is one of the most technologically advanced there is and we need highly motivated and talented young people - like those in this Competition -- in dealerships across the country to make sure vehicle owners have access to technicians with the best computer and technical skills,' said Mark Schienberg, president of the G. reater New York Automobile Dealers Association. The Competition is made possible thanks to the generous contributions of over 125 industry sponsors including automakers, industry organizations, OEM suppliers, educational institutions, and dealers associations from across the country. This year, scholarships and prizes, totaling more than $3 million, were awarded to the participants. Snap-on, the Competition's Official Tool Supplier, provided tool sets to all competitors. 'The Competition is designed to raise the profile of careers in the industry and to encourage more rigorous standards for vocational education to ensure students master the skills they need to succeed as lifelong learners, workers and citizens,' continued Schienberg. From 1993 to today, the National Automotive Technology Competition has brought the nation's best high school automotive technicians to test their skills, measure their knowledge, and challenge their ability to diagnose and repair vehicles. The top three winning teams:
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First Place Students: Patrick Hahn and Colt Morris (Team Lexus) School: Grafton High School, Grafton, Wisconsin Instructor: Carl Hader Association: Automobile Dealers Association of Mega Milwaukee Second Place Students: Brandon Arthur and Dylan Ballantyne (Team Toyota) School: Ramona High School Instructor: Michael Jordan Association: New Car Dealers Association of San Diego County Third Place Students: Michael Palmerie and Brandon Priest (Team Lexus) School: Mascenic Automotive Career Center Instructor: David Emmons Association: Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association 1st Place Prizes Include: ◾Custom Snap-on Air Tool Plaque ◾Snap-on Top Tool Chest ◾Snap-on Bottom Roll Cabinet ◾Snap-on Cordless Screw Gun Kit ◾General Motors Corporation, $10,000 worth of Snap-on Tools ◾Automotive Training Center, a Full Tuition Scholarship ◾Lincoln Technical Institute, a Full Tuition Scholarship ◾Universal Technical Institute, a Full ASE Master Certified Automotive Program Tuition Scholarship ◾Ohio Technical College, a $20,000 Scholarship ◾New England Institute of Technology a $2,000 Scholarship ◾The University of Northwestern Ohio, a Full Tuition Scholarship ◾Toyota, a donation vehicle for the School ◾Hunter Engineering Company, Hunter Smart Weight Wheel Balancer for the School ◾Megatech Corporation, the NEWEST Electricity, Magnetism, and Materials Solution Trainer for the school ◾Motor Age Training, the Complete Car & Light Truck Automotive Set Digital Edition (A1-A9) for the school ◾Electude International, a school License for 50 Students to have access to their on-line training programs ◾ConsuLab Training Aids, the Automotive Training Package for the School ◾Miller Welders, a Millermatic 180 Auto-Set™ MIG Welder for the School About GNYADA The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) represents more than 400 franchised automobile dealerships in the metro New York area, who are collectively one of the area's largest economic engines. Generating billions in economic impact and supporting more nearly 60,000 jobs, the Association is an advocate for dealers and works to protect consumer rights. It also promotes on-going education and training and creates job opportunities for young people interested in pursuing careers in the automotive business. GNYADA owns and operates the Center for Automotive Education & Training, and the New York International Automobile Show. The Association opened its doors in 1910 and has continued to serve the needs of the industry and the car-buying public ever since. For more information visit www.nationalautotech.com
