Between math and English, students at Maplewood High School can learn how to do an oil change, replace breaks and rotate tires. This training is part of a program that the school offers to prepare kids for career success.

This is the tenth year that Maplewood has partnered with Bridgestone to give students hands-on training from professionals in the auto industry. Since 2015, more than 145 students have graduated from the program.

The school’s automotive training instructor, Twjuana “T.J.” Williams, says her students are more motivated and less likely to get in trouble.

“This program keeps students from getting suspended,” she told WPLN News. “And you might say, ‘How?’ The kids know if I get a call that you cussed out one of the teachers and you’re not here, oh, we got a problem.”

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