$8 Million in Scholarships and Prizes to be Awarded in 1999 Ford/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS CONTEST.ORLANDO Orlando, city, United States Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1998--More than 6,000 of the nation's top high school auto technicians will be competing for $8 million in scholarships and prizes in the 1999 Ford/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS contest. The contest begins with written qualifying exams for state-level competitions in February February: see month. and March. The top teams from the written exam in each state will qualify for state hands-on hands-on adj. Involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical: "We're involved in hands-on operations, pulling levers, pushing buttons" Arthur R. Taylor. competitions in April and May. They will compete side-by-side to quickly and accurately repair identically disabled vehicles. The top team in each state will compete in the national finals in Washington D.C. on June 21, 1999. "Teams from both the state and national contests can take advantage of scholarships to some of the top automotive training institutions, and their current schools will receive vehicles and equipment to help with future training," said James Dunst, national manager of the STUDENT AUTO SKILLS contest. The demand for skilled automotive technicians is increasing dramatically, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. and Ford. "There is a need for more than 100,000 new automotive technicians each year," said Dunst. "Plus, more than half of the existing technicians will be retiring in the next 15 years." The contest is open to high school seniors who are in a high school or vocational school automotive technician See PC technician and software technician. program. Registration for the STUDENT AUTO SKILLS state-level written qualifying exams ends Dec. 17, 1998. For registration information, call 407/444-8378; fax 407/444-8030; or write to: STUDENT AUTO SKILLS - MS 75, 1000 AAA Drive, Heathrow, FL 32746-5063. AAA news releases can be downloaded from http://www.aaa.com/news |
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