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Feb.16.2012

PA Automotive Association hosts Students for 10 PA Schools for comeptition at the AACA Museum on February 16

Pennsylvania Automotive Association hosts
Students From Ten Pennsylvania Schools to Compete in
2012 Automotive Technology Competition
Being held at the AACA Museum

 

When:  Thursday, February 16, 2012 – 10:00 A.M. Competition Start

Where:  Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey
             161 Museum Drive, Hershey, PA   717-566-7100

Participating schools and students:

CTC of Lackawanna County                  Jersey Shore Area High School  
Ben Cary – Ralph Grecco                          Mason Lauer – Zachary Norman

Cumberland Perry AVTS                        Lancaster County CTC
Adam Brossman – Zack Conners              Corey Laughlin – Rafael Roman

Dauphin County Technical School         Lebanon County CTC
Marcus Roberge – Bruce Rowe                Tyler Frye – Cody Krissinger

Erie County Technical School                Wallenpaupack Area High School
Kenneth Fletcher – Elijah Sundberg           Curtis Barnes – Timothy Nasella

Hazleton Area CTC                               York School of Technology
Alan Boerner – Damien Calucci                Grant Nix – Carl Wildasin

On February 16, 2012, the above students will compete in the PAA Automotive Technology Competition for scholarships and prizes. The winning school will advance to the 2012 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 135 students from 20 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 2012 vehicles with predetermined defects.   The diagnostic skills challenge will take place at the AACA Museum and the public is permitted to watch live.   The vehicles will be supplied by area franchised dealerships.

About the Pennsylvania Automotive Association:
 The Pennsylvania Automotive Association, PAA 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 Antique Automobile Club of America Museum:
 The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, a member of the Smithsonian Institute Affiliations Program, displays beautifully restored automobiles, buses and motorcycles in unique life-like scenes representing the 1900’s – 1970’s in a cross-country journey from New York to San Francisco.   The AACA Museum, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, is one of the nation’s newest and largest automotive museums.  Special exhibits change several times a year and focus on a variety of eras and types of vehicles.  The AACA 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 and select evening hours during the summer months.   For further information, please call 717-566-7100 or visit www.aacamuseum.org.

PAA Event Contact:
 Melanie Bible
Director of Communications
(717) 255-8311 ext. 3327
Mbible@paa.org

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The AACA Museum is located off Route 39 West, one mile from the Hersheypark Drive intersection. The Museum currently displays over 90 historic automobiles and buses, many in dramatic settings that recall the period of their use. It is open daily, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Admission is charged. For additional information call 717-566-7100.