OCM BOCES students place in Ford/AAA competition

Congratulations to OCM BOCES automotive technology students Joshua Hildreth, from the Baldwinsville Central School District and Tyler Shepard from the Cazenovia Central School District for recently placing second in the  Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition held at Morrisville State College on May 14.

Hildreth and Shepard competed against nine teams from around the state to diagnose and repair several automotive problems in 90 minutes. To qualify for the hands-on competition students had to take a written exam. Only 10 of the highest scoring two-person teams in the state qualified for the hands-on competition.

For their second-place finish Hildreth and Shepard each received a trophy and several scholarships, including $1,500 from the Ford Asset program and $5,000 from Universal Technical Institute.


Congratulations Joshua and Tyler!