A lot of high schools in the Chicago area offer auto shop. But at Lockport Township High School, they’re stepping on the gas when it comes to auto tech training.
A number of seniors have already gained the certification needed to begin fixing cars professionally.In Mark de la Vega’s advanced auto shop class, 13 seniors get their marching orders."So today what we have going on, we have two main vehicles we gotta look at," de la Vega said to the group of assembled students.Moments later, the students headed into the school’s full-service auto repair shop where they learned skills that have already put them on a professional track.
Now that certification has allowed many of the students to go to work professionally at local car dealerships and auto mechanics."Yeah, it’s kind of crazy," said DeYoung, who is working at a local Ford dealership. "Crazy to think I can go have a job somewhere with this education and how to use it. It’s all thanks to the auto program here.
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