Two Marana High School students have earned the title of Arizona?s top high school auto technicians after winning the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills State Finals on May 3.?
They were led by their instructor Donald Zell, Evan Cloutier and Kevin Reich will go on to represent Arizona in the National Finals in June, thanks in part to their instructor Donald Zell, and will compete against other finalists from across the U.S.
As the first-place team, Cloutier and Reich have both won scholarships valued at more than $35,000 each for use in automotive programs nationwide, including the Universal Technical Institute in Phoenix and the Ford ASSET program at Glendale Community College.
The second-place team, Hung Dinh and Robert Wineinger from Flowing Wells High School were awarded more than $28,000 to automotive programs, while the third-place team, Heriberto Gutierrez and Michael Butler from Kofa High School each were awarded more than $17,000 to fund their automotive education.
In a recent news release about the competition, Don Nunnari had this to say, ?As an automotive resource, AAA recognizes the need to have qualified technicians to help maintain our ever-evolving cars. ?We?re honored to be a part of this competition, and give motivated students a chance to obtain the best technical training and a means to pay for it.? ?Nunnari is the vice president of automotive services for AAA Arizona.?
The 2013 results of the competition are as follows: (School, instructor, students)
- First place: Marana, Donald Zell; Evan Cloutier, Kevin Rich
- Second place: Flowing Wells, Jerrad McMurrich; Hung Dihn, Robert Wineinger
- Third place: Kofa, Norm Champagne; Heriberto Guiterrez, Michael Butler
- Fourth place: Sunrise Mountain, Scott Herder; Shawn Kurowski, Gabriel Yost
- Fifth place: Centennial, Stephen Maish, Shawn Brown, Richard Krajewski
- Sixth place: Prescott, Mickey Chaney; Raymond Federwisch, Chase Beazer
- Seventh place: ?East Valley Insititute of Technology, Randy Golding; Brighton Hornbaker, Thomas Reeves
- Eighth place: ?Safford, Edward Taylor; Keith Vigus, Daniel Ward.
- Ninth place:? ?Pueblo, Seth Levy; Mateo Rodarrte, Jose Guerrero
- Tenth place:? Gilbert, Jonathan Strait; David Lehrer, Corey Hermann
The Marana High School trio of Cloutier and Reich and Zell, their instructor will travel to Dearborn, Mich., to compete in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Finals, which will take place June 9 - 12 on the front lawn of Ford World Headquarters.
At the National Finals, the duo will compete for additional scholarship money to help kick-start their automotive careers.
The Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills nationwide automotive technology competition offers nearly $12 million in scholarships and prizes to high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing careers as automotive service technicians. More than 10,000 students from across the nation compete for the chance to represent their school and state as part of a two-person team in the National Finals on the front lawn of Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich.
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