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City Stadium Automotive Students Earn College Credits & Technical Diploma

Green Bay Area Public Schools Students enrolled in City Stadium Automo- automotive field, enroll
The Green Bay Area Public tive focus on the diagnosis and troubleshooting in technical school, or
School District and east High School are proud of faults in automotive systems while receiving both.
to celebrate five students in the City Stadium high school and college credit through the local Meet The Instruc-
Automotive® program who graduated with 28 technical college. They also have the opportunity tors
or more college credits and a one-year techni- to work at major dealerships while still enrolled Ben Hendricks
cal diploma, all while in high school. To honor in high school. The hands-on, real-world expe- developed a passion for
their hard work and dedication to their future, the rience students receive centers around technical tinkering with machin-
students received a certificate of achievement research, automotive workplace skills and prac- ery and taking things
during a ceremony at east High School. tices, and preparation for post-secondary apart while growing up
The students who were honored have com- education. on a farm. He started
pleted the Automotive Maintenance Technician Students now have the opportunity to earn his automotive career
(AMT) Program, earning them college credits more than 26 college credits over the course of as an apprentice and
to a local technical college and a one-year tech- their junior and senior year as part of the Auto- worked two years at an
nical diploma. After graduation, these students motive Maintenance Technician (AMT) program independent repair shop
will be prepared to continue their education at in collaboration with the college. upon graduat- servicing trucks, trac-
the college to complete either a two-year Auto- ing from high school, students will be prepared tors and semis. After his
motive Technician technical diploma or an to either enter the workforce directly or continue apprenticeship he spent 20 years working at a struction, automotive shops, and various other
Automotive Technology associate degree. The their education for one more year to complete Ford Kia dealership and earned his ASe Master jobs. Chris has a manufacturing/ engineering
five students being celebrated are East, Preble either a two-year Automotive Technician tech- Certification, Ford Senior Master Certification degree. Chris’s favorite part of his job is intro-
and West High Schools. nical diploma or an Automotive Technology and his Kia Master Elite Certification. In 2016, ducing students to working on vehicles in an
About City Stadium Automotive associate degree. he was selected to compete in a Nationals Skills automotive shop while still in high school. He
The automotive industry in the united City Stadium Automotive at East High Cup in Southern California and placed in the emphasizes what a great opportunity this can be
States and Wisconsin is forecasted to remain a is certified by the National Automotive Tech- top four, earning a spot in the World Cup Com- for students to get experience and find their pas-
growing industry. Recognizing the need for a nician Education Foundation (NATEF) for petition held in South Korea. Ben placed 2nd, sions.
skilled automotive workforce, the Green Bay Maintenance and Light Repair Program Stan- beating out 60 of the world’s best technicians. To learn more about City Stadium Automo-
Area Public School District (GBAPS) expanded dards. NATEF is an organization that examines Christopher Ziegler joined City Stadium tive, visit gbaps.org/CSA.
the automotive technician lab at Green Bay east the structure, resources, and quality of training Automotive® in September 2019. Chris taught
High School in 2015 to form City Stadium Auto- programs and evaluates them against standards at east De Pere High School for the past four www.gbaps.org
motive. established by the industry. Students who receive years, making this school year his fifth year in
NATEF certification are prepared to work in the teaching. Before teaching, he worked in con-

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