March 11, 2015 - Area high school students show off their automotive chops at SkillsUSA Competition
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Twenty-one local high-school students demonstrated their skills in maintaining and repairing today’s high-tech cars during a district level SkillsUSA Transportation competition at Universal Technical Institute’s Houston campus.
During the competition, students from sophomores to seniors tackled hands-on repair tests and took written tests that measure their knowledge and skills in working with all kinds of engines.
The following students advanced to the state competition in Corpus Christi, Texas, where they will compete for scholarships to attend Universal Technical Institute and to go on the national competition in Louisville, KY.
· Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology
- Halie Fretwell- Carl Wunsche High School
- Ben Debose- Stuart Career Center
· Aviation Technology
- Zachary Tamayo- Klein High School
- Diesel Technology
- Jeffery Sell- Klein Oak High School
· Mobile Electronics Technology:
- Felix Arellano- Klein Oak High School
- Patrick Wiazlo- Klein Oak High School
· Marine Technology
- Julian Garza- Klein Oak High School
- Jacob Melvin- Klein Oak High School
· Motorcycle Technology
- Richard Nunley- Klein High School
- Megan Weber- Klein Oak High School
· Power Equipment Technology
- Shawn Hubler- Klein Oak High School
- Brandon DeMaranville- Klein Oak High School
“SkillsUSA allows me to test my skills and see what I can and can’t do,” Zachary Tamayo, a senior at Klein High School, says. “I like taking things apart and fixing them and I’ve always believed that if I break it, I should know how to fix it.”
A nationwide partnership of students, instructors and industry working together, SkillsUSA works to ensure America has a skilled workforce.
“SkillsUSA provides these kids with hands-on experience and at UTI, we believe that is one of the best
ways for students to learn,” Darrin Brust, campus president at UTI Houston says. “Today’s service technicians are experts in the complex and innovative digital systems that keep modern vehicles running, and spend as much time in front of computers as they do under hoods. These sophisticated, high-tech jobs require sophisticated, high-tech training and, through the SkillsUSA competition, students can get a sense of what’s available and think about their next steps after high school.”
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