Competition Season! KATE AMROL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR March was competition season for automotive technology in NH. Fifty New Hampshire students competed in SkillsUSA competitions at the state level for a chance to attend the national competition in Atlanta, GA. There were three competitions in the state: Automotive Service Technology, held at Lakes Region Community College (LRCC); Diesel/ Heavy Equipment Technology, held at New England Kenworth; and Power Equipment Technology, held at MB Tractor and Equipment. These competitions bring out the best and the brightest automotive students in the state to put the knowledge they have gained in their automotive classes to the test! The Automotive Service Technology competition at LRCC brought 30 students from NH schools together. They were tested on electrical, service information, brakes, suspension and steering, engine performance, tool identification, and fastener ID. The Gold place finisher was Adam Croteau from Portsmouth Career Technical Center, who competed last year and placed third overall nationally. He will head to the SkillsUSA national competition in June to represent NH. He is sponsored by his employer, Portsmouth Ford, to attend, and he received a $1,000 scholarship from the NHADA Education Foundation. The Silver place finisher was Jeremiah Champlin from Salem CTE, and he was awarded an $800 scholarship. The Bronze finisher was Alexander Morrill from the Concord Regional Technical Center (CRTC), and he received a $500 scholarship. The Exeter New Car Dealers will be sponsoring the trip to Nationals and providing a donation of $4,500 to the Portsmouth CTE center for travel, lodging and food expenses. The Diesel Equipment Technology competition was held at New England Kenworth in partnership with White Mountains Community College (WMCC). Contestants were tested on electrical, equipment and PPE, precision D R I V E 16
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