Nichols students gain valuable skills in auto class

Russellville High School senior Michael Matheis learns to clean and polish a headlight in Dennis Bruemmer’s automotive technology class at Nichols Career Center.

Russellville High School senior Michael Matheis learns to clean and polish a headlight in Dennis Bruemmer’s automotive technology class at Nichols Career Center. Photo by Michelle Brooks.

A clouded headlight can be a hazard for oncoming traffic visibility.

Learning how to clean and polish the haze to clear is one of many skills Russellville High School senior Michael Matheis has learned in the automotive collision class at Nichols Career Center.

Instructor Dennis Bruemmer averages about 30 students each year; about one-third are second-year students.

Clearing headlights is a small piece of the larger services provided by body shops. By the time Matheis completes his second year in ....

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JCLifer 7 months, 4 weeks ago

If the class is so good for students, why does JCPS Board want to close down Nichols Career Center?

Maybe they need to build another career center in this town and teach more students valuable work skills, instead of teaching them drama, sports, philosophy, literature, band, and all those other useless courses that will never get them a job.

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hudson 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maybe if they close Nichols they can build another football field , or a million dollar tract like russellville !

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