The Automotive Program at the Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College hosted the regional SkillsUSA Competition in Automotive Maintenance and Automotive Service Technology on Jan. 6. Two high school students from the Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center were the big winners.

Brandon McCormick received a $1,000 NOVA scholarship for taking first place in the Automotive Service Technology competition.

Robert Dowell received a $500 NOVA scholarship for placing first in the Automotive Maintenance category.

NOVA automotive instructor Gary Phares presents student Brandon McCormick (right) with a $1,000 NOVA scholarship.

NOVA automotive instructor Gary Phares presents student Robert Dowell (left) with a $500 NOVA scholarship.

By: Contributing Author

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