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North High School Junior Experiences Real-Life Scenarios Through

Power Mechanics

Sheboygan Area School District change the tires. It took about a week to com-
Abigail Tagel was a junior this last school plete, but it was super fun.”
year at North High School. She has taken Tech The Automotive Program at SASD
Ed classes in the Red Raider Manufacturing
(RRM) program since her freshman year and The automotive courses at Sheboygan
was enrolled in Automotive Technology and North and South High Schools fall under the
Electro-Mechanics for this one. Abigail has umbrella of the Red Raider Manufacturing
also taken Power Mechanics and Advanced (RRM) program.
Power Mechanics. The automotive facility houses four
She thinks that students who take classes bays with rotary lifts. There are two 10k lb.
in the RRM program can learn useful skills asymmetrical two-post lifts, a 14k lb. drive
that will not only benefit someone going into on four-post, and a 12k lb. Alignment lift
the trades but anyone who will own a car or and Hunter Aligner. Workbenches and tables
other machinery like a lawnmower. are located at the edge of the shop for Power
“Working with actual machines gives Mechanics and Advanced Power Mechanics
students the opportunity to practice trouble- courses where students work on small engines
shooting in a real situation, as opposed to and small engine powered equipment. Stu-
scenarios in the lab,” Abigail said. “I’ve dents have access to a good variety of hand,
cleaned and adjusted a carburetor for a boat, power and diagnostic tools & equipment to
replaced rear axles on an ATV, and even complete their service tasks and repairs.
changed the exhaust for my own car.” Classes include: Automotive Technology starts with entry • Automotive Engines and related
Abigail pointed out that students can • Power Mechanics (semester) level automotive topics such as: systems, there is a class set of engines for
bring in their own equipment to fix, too, even • Advanced Power Mechanics practicing some remove & replace type
for something as simple as an oil change. She • Automotive Technology & Electro- • Basic inspections and maintenance pro- procedures.
takes a lot of pride in a project she completed mechanics cedures like fluid changes, tire rotations,
for her own vehicle. • Advanced Automotive Technology & • Computer system fundamentals and • Electrical, starting, charging system fun-
“I was ahead with labs and assignments, Electro-mechanics using scan tools damentals with Digital Multimeters
so I brought in my car to paint the rims and • Tire and wheel service with tire changers
• Capstone Automotive (Honors course)
and wheel balancers Continued on Page 12
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