Sayville Ford donates car parts to the automotive program

Sayville Ford recently donated a pallet of new car parts for the students enrolled in William Floyd High School’s Automotive program, part of the district’s award-winning Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings. This donation will provide students with the opportunity to work on various repairs enhancing their training in the field.

Sayville Ford has been and continues to be a great resource and partner for the district. In the spring, Sayville Ford welcomed students for a job-shadowing opportunity, as they worked with and learned from employees who performed tire rotations, oil changes and car inspections. They also learned about employment opportunities at Ford dealerships, toured the facility and met with representatives from various departments.

The William Floyd High School Automotive program is a two-year program that provides students opportunities to learn advanced automotive theory and apply it to practical skills pertaining to the automobile repair industry. Classroom and automotive lab situations are used to teach the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation/Automotive Service Excellence-based curriculum. Topics covered include shop safety, hand tool usage and fasteners, basic electrical, brakes, steering and suspension, manual transmission and driveline, engine performance, engine repair, HVAC, automatic transmission, automotive industry history, and automotive shop management. Many other shop-management and 21st-century skills are covered. Students have the opportunity to learn in William Floyd’s state-of-the-art automotive facility and are working toward passing the industry assessment in order to receive this endorsement on diploma.

About the William Floyd High School CTE Program

The William Floyd High School CTE program is thriving and in full swing, offering eight CTE program academies in a variety of interest areas, as well as five CTE pathways in business and technology. Graduation pathways include accounting, architecture, business management, engineering, and microsoft office specialist. CTE academy offerings include automotive, barbering, cosmetology, culinary arts, home design and carpentry (with electrical and plumbing), medical assisting, marine and motorsports and certified personal trainer and nutritionist. William Floyd High School CTE is preparing students to be career and college ready and have the extra skills and know-how they can take with them throughout their lives.