Students Compete in Hershey
Students From Ten Pennsylvania Schools to Compete in 2014 Automotive Technology Competition
When: Thursday, March 13, 2014 – 10:00 A.M. Competition Start
Where: Antique Auto Museum in Hershey
161 Museum Drive, Hershey, PA 717-566-7100
Participating schools and students:
| A.W. Beattie Career Center Hazleton Area Career CenterDonny Bartolomucci-Geno Schepis Maurice DeAngelo-Corey Zanolini Bedford County Technical Center Lebanon County CTC Dale Clark-Jordan Miller Kyle Kohr-Joshua Neidig Butler County AVTS Wallenpaupack Area High School Dalton Scott-Nicolas Shearer Andrew Avissato-Fred Petsche Central Mountain High School Williamsport Area High School Joshua Carrigan-Devin Mahoney Justin Dymeck-Logan Ertel Cumberland Perry AVTS York County School of Technology Austin Adair-Daniel Nelson Zach Rothlisberger-Aaron Wilson |
On March 13, 2014, the above students will compete in the PAA Automotive Technology Competition for scholarships and prizes. The winning school will advance to the 2014 National Automotive Technology Competition at the New York International Auto Show.
A team of two students from the ten top schools were selected for the competition through a written qualifying exam, in which a pool of 107 students from 16 schools participated. To prepare for the competition, students are currently training at new car dealerships in their areas. On competition day, the students will face a test of advanced automotive diagnostic skills on 2014 vehicles with predetermined defects. The 2014 vehicles will be supplied by area franchised dealerships.
The Pennsylvania Automotive Association represents the nearly 1,000 new car and truck dealers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It also provides its members with: legislative advocacy, regulatory and compliance assistance, title services, a charitable foundation, insurance, a dealer purchasing online store, and training.
About the AACA Museum
The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, a member of the Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program, displays beautifully restored automobiles, buses and motorcycles in unique life-like scenes representing the 1890s – 1980s in a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco. This Museum, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, is known to be one of the largest automotive museums. Special exhibits change several times a year and focus on a variety of eras and types of vehicles. The Museum is located just off Route 39, one mile west of Hersheypark Drive in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Regular admission $10, seniors age 61 and older $9, juniors age 4-12 $7, children age 3 and under are FREE. The Museum is open daily from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For further information, please call 717-566-7100 or visit www.AACAMuseum.org.
Special Note: Competition Awards are expect to occur @ 1:30- 2:00 PM time frame.
