Three area high school students took home scholarships, tools, and trophies today following the 3rd Annual Ivy Tech Community College Automotive Skills Competition.
Winners were:
- Dylan Jones, first place, Southridge High School
- Logan Klueh, second place, Tell City High School
- Ernest Volz, third place, Heritage Hills High School
Prizes included one, $1,000 scholarship to Ivy Tech; two, $500 scholarships and tools from Snap-On, NAPA, and AutoZone.
The competition among selected students from area high schools with automotive programs consisted of testing through a variety of scenarios one would find in an automotive repair setting such as alignment issues, no start, looking up service information, confirming customer complaint and diagnostic process, investigating check engine light and live data, multi-point inspection, and a 50-question ASE style test.
Training sessions for students not participating in the skills challenge were provided by Snap-On, NAPA, and FCA Mopar Cap Fiat Chrysler Corp, AutoZone, and Technician Academy. Lunch was sponsored by Kenny Kent Toyota.
Photos attached:
FirstPlace.jpg : L-R Chris Satterfield, Southridge Instructor; Dylan Jones, first place, Southridge High School; Chris Kaufman, Ivy Tech Automotive Technology Program Chair
SecondPlace.jpg : L-R Chris Kaufman, Ivy Tech Automotive Technology Program Chair; Logan Klueh, second place, Tell City High School; Glenn Goffinet, Tell City Instructor
ThirdPlace.jpg : L-R Carl Hall, Heritage Hills Instructor;Â Ernest Volz, third place, Heritage Hills High School; Chris Kaufman, Ivy Tech Automotive Technology Program Chair