Contest News
January 10, 2008 - Tony Divino, of Tony Divino Toyota in Ogden donates two 1/2 tuition scholarships to winners of the WSU Hands-on Automotive Contest
The Skills/Hands-on portion of the contest was held January 17, 2008.
Several Hot Rods were on display
Time Schedule
- 10:00 a.m. workstation setup with judges
- 10:30 a.m. High School contestants begin to arrive.
- 11:00 a.m. Lunch for judges and student aids class room TE-214.
- 11:30 Orientation for High School students and Instructors in class room TE-215.
- 12:00 noon contest begins
- 1:35 p.m. 30-minute break
- 3:05 p.m. contest continues
- 3:40 p.m. contest ends
- 5:15 p.m. Awards banquet in the Ballroom of Union Building
- 10:30 a.m. High School contestants begin to arrive.
Contest Information
The twenty-first annual Weber State University Automotive Contest (Skills/Hands-on portion) of the contest was held Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 12 noon in the Technical Education building at WSU. 48 students from 24 schools qualified for the Skills/Hands-on portion of the contest. The students competed for:
- The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place schools win a training vehicle for their automotive program:
- 2005 GMC Envoy* - 1st Place
- 2005 Dodge Stratus* - 2nd Place
- 2005 Chrysler Pacifica* - 3rd Place
- Student winners 1-6 win a one-year "tuition only" waiver automotive scholarships (worth approximately $2800.00) from Weber State University.
- Student winners 1-10 win a Snap-On 2-drawer tool cart.
- Student Winners 11-48 win Matco rscrewdriver sets and/or misc. tools.
- All participants qualify to participate in the “Educational Trip” to California, which will be February 6 - 10, 2008.
Download the contest floor plan Contest Floor Plan.pdf
There were workstations on the following topics:
- Customer Service skills (Visit www.ase.com for a C1 preparation guide),
- Environmental Health and Safety (visit our shop safety web page and www.sp2.org for free preparation information).
The ASE areas covered are:
- A4 Steering and Suspension
- A5 Brakes
- A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems
- A8 Engine Performance
- C1 Automobile Service Consultant
The students compete by participating in 12 workstations:
10 tool carts, wrench sets and screw driver sets were donated as prizes by:
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Snap-On Industrial Tools
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Matco Tools
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Weber State University
Students competed in a brake diagnostic workstation on a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. (ASE area A5)
Students learned about career opportunities from employers in the automotive industry.
Students competed in an electrical diagnosis workstation on a 2007 Saturn Sky. (ASE area A6)
Students competed in an engine performance diagnosis workstation on a 2007 Toyota Corolla (ASE area A8)
Students also competed in a new Automobile Service Consultant (ASE area C1) workstations
Students competed in a Steering and Suspension workstation on a 2008 Dodge Caliber. (ASE area A4)
Students competed in Shop Safety and Hazardous Waste workstations on a 2003 Ford F-150.
CONTEST RULES
- The overall raw score will determine always the grand champion.
- All Student winners receive their tool prizes on the day of the competition.
- Six of top-ten winning students receive full tuition or half tuition waivers for one year. (Tuition waivers do not cover student fees, books, or housing).
- Only High School seniors may receive tuition waivers for the WSU automotive program.
- A tied score will be resolved by the school's written contest score.
- High School Juniors may not compete.
- Tool prizes are to be awarded the day of the contest.
- Students who choose not to attend WSU fall 2008-2009 will forfeit their scholarship. The scholarship will be made available to the next highest scoring school's students.
Contest Results
The schools with the highest score in each of the 6 contest areas along with the contest overall winners were announced at the awards banquet at the ballroom in the Union Building.
Steering and Suspension ASE area A4 - Marsh Valley High School, Arimo, ID
Brakes ASE area A5 - Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot, ID
Electrical and Electronics ASE area A6 - Lewiston High School, Lewiston, ID
Engine Performance ASE Area A8 - Layton High School, Layton, UT
Automobile Service Consultant ASE area C1 - West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
Overall ranking based upon raw scores are as follows (100 points possible):
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76.5 - Provo High School, Provo, UT
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75.6 - Riverton High School, Riverton, UT
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72.2 - Box Elder High School, Brigham City, UT
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71.5 - Lewiston High School, Lewiston, ID
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70.6 - Blackfoot High School, Blackfoot, ID
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69.9 - Jordan High School, Sandy, UT
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69.8 - Bridgerland ATC, Logan, UT
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67.8 - West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
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66.2 - Layton High School, Layton, UT
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66.2 - Emery High School, Castle Dale, UT
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66.1 - Layton DATC, Layton, UT
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65.2 - Viewmont High School, Bountiful, UT
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64.8 - Cottonwood High School, Salt Lake City, UT
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63.8 - Davis High School, Kaysville, UT
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63.7 - Marsh Valley High School, Arimo, ID
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62.0 - Bingham High School, South Jordan, UT
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60.6 - Woods Cross High School, Woods Cross, UT
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60.0 - Clearfield High School, Clearfield, UT
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59.7 - Burley High School, Burley, ID
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58.3 - Buhl High School, Buhl, ID
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56.9 - Pahrump High School, Pahrump, NV
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53.7 - Bear Lake High School, Montpelier, ID
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52.8 - Churchill County High School, Fallon, NV
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52.3 - Cassia Regional Technical Center, Burley, ID
1st Place - Provo High School, Provo, UT
Instructor Coleman Mc Vae wins the 2002 GMC Envoy* for his High School Automotive Shop. Coleman's students win Snap-On tool carts and WSU automotive scholarships.
2nd Place - Riverton High School, Riverton, UT.
Instructor: Jay Hales wins the 2005 Dodge Stratus* for his High School Automotive Shop. Jay's students win Snap-On tool carts and WSU automotive scholarships.
3rd Place - Box Elder High School, Brigham City, UT
Instructor: Jerry Harrison wins the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica* for his High School Automotive Shop. Jerry's students win Snap-On tool carts and WSU automotive scholarships.
*IMPORTANT: Donated training vehicles can never be titled, licensed, driven, traded, or sold under any circumstances. Many donation vehicles remain the property of the vehicle manufacturer although donated for training use to your school. As per the donation agreement each school representative must sign, the donation vehicles must either be redonated, parted out for training components, or crushed at the end of their useful life. Contact the Automotive Department at WSU (801-626-6579) for additional information.