Kars and Kids draws thousands to School for the Deaf
Updated: 4/28/2007
By: Chelsea Hover
Car aficionados and spectators alike came to peruse the dozens of custom and classic cars on display at Saturday’s Kars and Kids show.
The proceeds go to the Texas School for the Deaf.
The students didn’t hesitate to get involved. Taking a look under the hood took on a new meaning Saturday for seven selected students.
“I like to see all the cars how nice and clean they are. There’s no scratches on them. They have to be perfect,” senior mechanics student Zachery Jatzlau said.
Zach is one of the students selected from the school’s auto-mechanics class to act as a judge.
Classics, customs and tricked-out rides of all shapes and sizes rolled onto the field of the Texas School for the Deaf campus to compete in 10 categories.
“It’s an exciting and nervous day for our student judges because they feel an awesome responsiblity to analyze by all of the categories these beautiful cars and make the right choices,” Superintendent Claire Bugen said.
The judges were prepped in what to look for:
“Most of it is on the paint job — the design. The engine has to be clean and beautiful and very creative. And it has to be different from the others,” Jatzlau said.
Classics like a 1956 Mercedes replica are the main attraction, but this year’s Kars and Kids show is also an opportunity for the public to learn more about the Texas School for the Deaf.
“People in the Austin community probably have seen this campus, driven by and wondered what happens here?” Bugen said.
Activities like sign language instruction and signing to music helped show people what the school is all about.
“We moved here from Houston three years ago so he could go to school here,” mother Kathy Parker said, referring to her 12-year-old son, Dallas.
“He loves all cars. [He’s] very, very excited. [We] woke up early to come here,” she said. Dallas signed to her, and she added: “He’s very excited to be here.”
The proceeds will all go toward new equipment for the school. News 8 Austin puts on the yearly event.
“We probably touch about 4,000 deaf students and families and professionals that work with deaf students,” Bugen said.
And now they’ve likely touched a few more people by sharing their campus and their culture with Austin’s car enthusiasts.
The funds raised will purchase a lift and diagnostics equipment for the mechanics school as well as laptops and projection equipment for the classrooms.
Link: http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=183251
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