Sparks flying again in vocational high schools is good news for SJ trade unions
Sparks fly at 5,000 degrees in GCIT s welding room
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If the tools for your class could melt your laptop in seconds, chances are, that class can t be taught virtually.
That s why Dan Roskiewich s laughs when he says the welding booths in his industrial classroom definitely aren t for show. You want to get in there and burn that wire because that s the only way you learn how to weld, said Roskiewich – known as Mr. R in his Gloucester County Institute of Technology shop classroom.
A win at a recent tech competition netted two Middle Bucks Institute of Technology students $240,000 in scholarships and other prizes.
Seniors Ryan Pressman and Timothy Logan Kirby took the school to first place in the 2021 Greater Philadelphia Auto Technology Competition, held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The competition saw 24 seniors from 12 area high schools competing for a total $1 million in the 28-year-old contest organized by the Auto Dealers of Association of Greater Philadelphia, a news release from association said last week.
The competition tested the student’s mechanical aptitude, math and computer skills by answering 159 questions in two hours covering nine categories, including engine repair and steering and suspension systems.
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Amanda Yonks teaches her 3rd grade students remotely from the living room area of her home in East Brunswick. Yonks is a teacher at Bartle School in Highland Park Monday, September 14, 2020.Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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