I dont know what its like in Vermont or even if High Schools still have auto shop, however When I was in School we could take auto shop if we didn't plan on going to college (I lived in a cow town not many of us had bigger plans then the military or taking over the farm) Our shop teacher would let us bring in our cars and trucks and work on them there we had a paint booth and all the tools just had to get our own parts. I didn't take shop I was to busy in the gym working out on the weights for football but it was an option.
