HARLINGEN — San Benito High School’s Career and Technical Education Program is the proud owner of a new truck.
Yesterday, Gulf States Toyota, The Friedkin Group and Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Texas turned over the keys to four new Toyota trucks to San Benito High School, Texas State Technical College, Gladys Porter Early College High School and Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Early College High School.
The high schools also received $250,000 worth of parts, to be split between the three as part of a commitment to educate the next generation of technicians entering the automotive service industry.
Superintendent Dr. Adrian Vega, who expressed his enthusiasm for the new vehicle and the program, said the gift is a perfect example of real world experience education.
“When you think about our charge of preparing our kids for the real world, this is a perfect example of collaboration for the good of our society,” Vega said.
“Anything that we can do by way of resources and putting them in the hands of kids is wonderful.”
The parts donations are part of an ongoing education commitment from Valley area Toyota dealers, alongside Gulf States Toyota, to build partnerships with local technical educators and schools, continue the workforce development pipeline and train qualified automotive technicians for years to come.
In addition to the vehicles and parts, each high school received a grant for $5,000 to purchase shop equipment and service and diagnostic tools needed at each individual school.
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