Two Allen junior class students each earned $5,000 scholarships recently when they competed for the Pontotoc Technology Center in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow National Competition. The national competition was held in Indianapolis.

The Technology Center sent two teams to compete.

Team Autometer took fourteenth place. Team member included Allen High School juniors Hunter Boyd and Montana Griffith, as well as Kaden Davis, Drake Vinson and Zoe Allen. Each team member was awarded a $5,000 scholarship.

Team Vibrant took the fourth place win. Students on that team were Madison Berryman, Caleb McMahon, Tyler Hill, Mason Holland and Jaxon Wood. Each of these team members earned an $8,500 scholarship. All students received

All students received scholarship to University Technical Institute which has locations all across the U.S., the Ohio Technical Institute, SAM Tech (Austin), and University of Northern Ohio. In addition to the scholarships won in Indianapolis, each scholarship is “stackable.” This means if junior students return as seniors and compete well next year, they can build upon their scholarships through regional, state and national competitions.