A Paris, Texas Team Wins State Finals of Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Contest.Travel Editors/Automotive Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2001 A team of two students from North Lamar High School There are three Lamar High Schools, named after Mirabeau Lamar, in Texas.
The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; . The students, Jared Jared (jâr`ĭd), in the Bible, father of Enoch. It is also spelled Jered. B. Reaves and Jimmy L. Mills now go on to represent Texas at the June June: see month. 18th national finals in Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D. C. The team's instructor is Bo Bolton. Fifteen high school teams from around the state competed in today's event at Space Center Houston Space Center Houston, located in Houston, Texas, is the official visitors center of the Johnson Space Center. Space hardware Space Center Houston is home to space artifacts and hardware including:
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adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. disabled. The state championship was determined by the combination of a written qualifying exam and their performance in today's hands-on competition. "This competition showcases the talents of many fine students and educators across the state, as demonstrated by Bo Bolton, the instructor of the winning team, who will be making his fourth appearance at the national competition," said Patrick O'Reilly Patrick O'Reilly may refer to:
The 2001 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills contest encourages students to pursue rewarding career opportunities in automotive service. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. estimates there is a need for 60,000 additional automotive technicians, annually. Properly trained technicians can earn $35,000-$75,000 a year. State champions earn a spot in the Ford Motor Company's ASSET (Automotive Student Service Educational Training) program, including scholarships to associate degree automotive technology Noun 1. automotive technology - the activity of designing and constructing automobiles automotive engineering engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry programs. More than $116,000 worth of scholarships were awarded at today's Auto Skills competition.
This is how the high school teams lined up:
1st Place N. Lamar High School (Paris, TX)
Students: Jared B. Reaves & Jimmy L. Mills
Instructor: Bo Bolton
2nd Place Seminole High School (Seminole, TX)
Students: Chris Dosher & John W. Redecop
Instructor: Bob Summer
3rd Place Shannon Learning Center (Ft. Worth, TX)
Students: George N. Edmonson & Cody Pelt
Instructor: Olin R. Harrington
4th Place Klein High School (Klein, TX)
Students: Kevin J. Flores & Christopher P. Hunt
Instructor: Andy Mize
5th Place Lancaster High School (Lancaster, TX)
Students: John Jestis & Tim W. Schulze
Instructor: Raymond A. Fagan
6th Place Pearland High School (Pearland, TX)
Students: James C. Brown & Jarrod C. Portelance
Instructor: John M. Akin
7th Place Cy Fair High School (Houston, TX)
Students: Mike A. Zdunkawicz & Paul D. Kessler
Instructor: Donald P. Kessler
8th Place Lewisville High School (Lewisville, TX)
Students: Jason T. Franklin & Randall Durham
Instructor: Anthony M. Marino
9th Place Center for Career & Tech (El Paso, TX)
Students: Jose Carmona & Jesus Morales
Instructor: Manny Contreras
10th Place Hereford High School (Hereford, TX)
Students: Kevin W. Winget & Jason K. Jesko
Instructor: Monty Smith
11th Place Elgin High School (Elgin, TX)
Students: Gene A. McWhorter & Keith W. Kubosh
Instructor: Chuck Fromme
12th Place John Marshall High School (San Antonio, TX)
Students: Walter J. Geraghty & David S. Woodring
Instructor: Thomas Berger
13th Place Bryan High School (Bryan, TX)
Students: Vincent P. Schielack & John E. Blackmon
Instructor: Nathan McCann
14th Place Langham Creek (Houston, TX)
Students: Clifton W. Kuhn & Travis D. Ragsdale
Instructor: Sanford W. Lee
15th Place Bownfiled High School (Brownfield, TX)
Students: Jerry L. Wilson & Wallace D. Devine
Instructor: Scott Randall Burkett
A second contest was taking place at the same time of the Auto Skills contest - Ford's Ultimate Master Techinician Challenge. It was a showdown of Ford's best techs, battling to repair vehicles that were deliberately disabled.
This is how they lined up:
Name Prize
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1st James Gahan $5,000 Casa Ford, Inc. (El Paso)
Cruise
2nd Joseph Boyle $4,000 North Park Lincoln Mercury (Bergheim)
3rd Daniel Lee Adams $3,000 Green Country Ford, Inc. (Vinita, OK)
4th Darren Winchell $2,000 North Park Lincoln Mercury
(San Antonio)
5th Kenneth Echols $1500 Eagle Pass Ford Mercury, Inc.
(San Antonio)
The first place winner goes on to compete in the national finals
in Washington, D.C.
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