Caleb Parham form Mission Viejo High inspects an engine during the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23, 2019 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Christian Martinez from Buena Park High looks over an engine during the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
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Sebastian Garcia, left, is part of the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Friends, family and Hyundai observers take photos of participants in the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with Orange County auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships. They were tested in shop safety, brakes, engine performance, and other elements of automotive expertise, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
High School students take part in the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Daniel Pettinger of Mission Viejo High checks out brakes during the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Saul Merino from Santiago High takes part in the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
A student competes in the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Kevin Heckman from Irvine High School was one of the participants in the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Edgar Perez of Rancho Alamitos High competes in the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Christian Martinez from Buena Park High looks over the directions during the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Jonathan Salazar from Buena Park High looks in the wheel well of a Hyundai during the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Technology Competition, with auto tech high school students competing for $30,000 in college scholarships, Saturday March 23 at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley.
(Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
It’s unlikely any of the high school students working at Hyundai Motor America in Fountain Valley on Saturday, March 23, had trouble starting the car when it was time to go home.
If they did have difficulty cranking up the engine, it’s a good bet they knew how to fix the problem.
The 50 students, representing 12 Orange County high schools, were at the Hyundai corporate office for the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association’s 26th Annual Automotive Technology Competition, vying for a share of the $30,000 in college scholarships to be awarded.
The students demonstrated their skills in areas of automotive technology and theory including brake and engine mechanics, shop safety, electrical theory and harness repair.
