Sno-Isle Tech auto teacher a state finalist in STEAM contest

Published 1:30 am Thursday, January 5, 2017

Richie del Puerto, the automotive technology instructor at the Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center, was selected as one of five state finalists in the 2016-17 Solve for Tomorrow contest.

The contest, which is sponsored by Samsung, asks teachers to submit a lesson plan that shows how STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) can be applied to help the local community.

The Sno-Isle entry showed how to use STEAM methods to rebuild and refurbish old vehicles.

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