***Press Release***
Jonny Stahley and Mike Pomeroy, both from Merino High School, who were enrolled
in the Secondary Automotive Technology program at Northeastern Junior College
this past spring, recently competed in the state-wide Skills USA contest.
Pomeroy placed 17th overall and Stahley placed 19th out of 35
competitors from all areas of Colorado. The two had previously placed at the top
of the district contest to earn their way to the larger state competition. In
the state’s Ford AAA contest, Jonny and Mike as a team finished second overall
in the written portion of the testing, out of 150 students. The duo placed
sixth in the hands-on part of the contest. During the hands-on portion, experts
deliberately put some “bugs” in the engine or other operating systems and it is
up to the students to find out what is wrong with the car, working against
time. To help Stahley and Pomeroy prepare for the competition, Mike Schadegg
from Wolf Auto in Sterling temporarily donated a 2013 Ford Focus to the college
for the students to train on before they went to compete at the state level in
mid-May in Denver. For many years, Wolf Auto and Jim Able from Ford AAA
Colorado have done a great job supporting the automotive programs at
Northeastern with the donation of cars, advice, and other resources.
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