Thirty teams from across the US and Canada survived their
county/state dealership contests to reach the national
challenge. The ROP/Loara team won first place in the Orange
County Automobile Dealers Association’s annual troubleshooting
contest held in January
at Hyundai America headquarters in Fountain Valley.
On the first day of the two-day contest, students were tested at
several
stations on their knowledge of tools, measuring
instruments, specific vehicle components and job interview
skills. This component accounted for 60% of the total team
score. On the second day of the contest, students were asked to
thoroughly repair as many of a vehicle’s pre-set faults as
possible and to document their repairs correctly on the repair
orders in a three-hour span. Their rating on this challenge
counted for 40% of their total score.
The county-wide and national competitions are sponsored by
Dealer
Associations. Additionally, the Orange County Automobile
Dealers Association paid for round-trip air fare to New York,
lodging, and meals for Bacarella and the students. All of us at
North Orange County ROP thank
OCADA for their support, and
Toyota of Orange, which is the primary training site for our
winning team.
North Orange
County Regional Occupational Program operates many career
technical training programs in North Orange County high
schools. It is a joint powers effort to provide top quality
career education to the students in the Anaheim Union, Fullerton
Joint Union and Brea Olinda, Los Alamitos and Placentia-Yorba
Linda Unified School Districts. For more information, visit the
website at
www.nocrop.us
