Local high school students 
compete in auto skills contest

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Seventeen Jasper County Career Advantage High School students competed in the 18th annual Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Automotive Skills Contest recently at the DMACC Ankeny Campus.

The Jasper County students competed against nearly 300 students representing 18 high schools from across Iowa in the written portion of the contest.

Eight two-member teams of Iowa high school automotive students qualified for the hands-on portion of the Automotive Skills Contest by having the highest average scores on the written test.

The teams which will take part in the hands-on portion on Dec. 16 include Clarke Community Schools, Creston High School, Des Moines Central Campus, Fairfield High School, Nodaway Valley High School, Perry High School, Story County Consortium and West Delaware High School.     

Des Moines Central Campus won the Automotive Skills Contest last year. DMACC Automotive Technology Program Chairperson Jeff Calkin said the winning teams of students will receive tools and equipment donated by the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association and their respective schools will receive automotive components to be used for training purposes. The DMACC Foundation also will be providing scholarships for each member of the winning team.

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