The George County High School Automotive Department finished as the top four regional finalists in the 2020 School of the Year competition. Receiving an award of a $500 gift card to O’Reilly’s. So we caught up with Automotive teacher Lisa Trepkowski. 

   ¨After the 20 finalists were announced, they narrowed it down to four regional finalists, and we became the Southern Regional finalist.¨

   Initially when entering the competition back in October, the department was really intrigued in the prize money, which was $10,000. 

    ¨We were looking at the application; and to be quite honest we noticed that the prize money was doubled this year, so we decided why not let´s go for it,¨ Trepkowski said.

   The requirement to enter was that you had to be a secondary or post secondary automotive program. The department had never done this before, so this was a learning experience for Trepkowski and her students. 

   ¨Students had to be themselves, show the world what they can do on video and through student interviews.” said Trepkowski.