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Fairfield School Gets Honda Passport for Manufacturing Training

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Fairfield Highs Modern Manufacturing Program welcomes a new member: a Honda Passport, nicknamed Blueberry. The vehicle, gifted by Honda and the United Way, will be fully disassembled and reassembled by students, providing hands-on experience in manufacturing. This training, which opened doors for a graduate who started a twenty-two-year career at Honda, is set to bridge the gap between school and real jobs, keeping manufacturing alive for the next generation.

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Fairfield School Gets Honda Passport for Manufacturing Training

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Birmingham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Fairfield School Gets Honda Passport for Manufacturing Training. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 3rd, welcome in. This is Birmingham News Today, where local news meets AI, on Corey with the story, Fairfield High Preparatory School just welcomed the shiny new member to its modern manufacturing program, and of City and Blue 2025 Honda. Passport All-Wheel Drive, nicknamed Blueberry by the instructor, Honda and the United Way gifted the vehicle during a special unveiling on Thursday, right in front of the school with students, teachers, and guests. Watching, the class gets the fully disassemble and reassemble it, pulling off tires, doors and seats to mimic real factory work, and build those hands-on skills. Honda engineer who graduated from Fairfield shared how his early classes there launched his 22-year career at their Alabama plan, starting back in 2004. Program leaders stress this, training opens doors beyond cars, like construction, welding, or small shops, and one senior already credited with. Project starting his future path.

Hands-on experiences like Blueberry are bridging school to real jobs, keeping manufacturing a life for the next generation right here in the heartland.

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