High School Students Compete in Auto-Skills Event on Campus

Ten two-member teams of high schooljuniors and seniorstook part in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills contest Thursday to decide who moves on to national competition next month. Teams were stationed in a parking lot outside the Parkes Automotive Technology Center, where they were charged with troubleshootingand repairing Ford vehicles that hadbeen "bugged" by a member ofPenn College's automotive faculty. This marked the first time in recent memory that a Pennsylvania public college hosted the hands-on portion of the competition, which followed an online exam administered in February. ( Photos by Larry D. Kauffman, digital publishing specialist)