MEDIA ALERT

Announcing the South Dakota Finals of the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Contest

• Thursday, April 29, 2010
• 10:00 a.m.
• Southeast Technical Institute, Sioux Falls

This exciting competition, held on the campus beside the Automotive Service Technology center at STI, pits six 2-person teams of high school-age automotive tech students against each other and the clock in a race to be first to fix identically-bugged new Ford vehicles.  $107,000 in scholarships is up for grabs.

There’s a critical shortage of auto technicians in South Dakota. This contest is designed to encourage students to enter this field.  

Environmental News Angle:  Better maintained cars pollute less.

Financial News Angle:  Access to good auto techs means better and more convenient repair work for us all.

Jobs News Angle:  With new auto techs in such demand, even

entry-level techs make good money. A senior tech can earn $75k+.