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Markham students place 12th at the prestigious National Automotive Technology Competition in New Yor


Thursday, 25 April 2019 10:21.AM

-Two Ontario grade 12 students earned the opportunity to compete internationally after they won the Toronto Automotive Technology Competition last February.

Yesterday, Vincent Servinis and Samuel Luff, both grade 12 students from St. Brother André Catholic School in Markham, Ontario, represented the Trillium Automotive Dealers Association (TADA) at the National Automotive Technology Competition (NATC), placing 12th.

Held during the New York International Auto Show, the NATC is considered the most important competition of its kind in North America, featuring the best high school automotive education students from across the United States and Canada. At the event, $3 million USD in prizes and scholarships are awarded to participating students and schools annually.

To be able to compete in New York, Servinis and Luff had to win the Toronto Automotive Technology Competition (TATC) last February against the backdrop of the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. The TATC was presented by Centennial College and TADA, in partnership with the Auto Career Start Program. There, the St. Brother André two-person team earned a better overall score than the other 24 teams present.

Both Servinis and Luff said they encourage younger high school students to get involved in automotive competitions since it could lead to discovering a passion for a career in which labour is in high demand.