Lily Lantz loves to work on cars. She grew up watching her grandpa tinker around in the garage, and knew she wanted to do this as well.

The 2024 Hibbing grad spent two years working at Ford of Hibbing, through the work based learning program. She was able to get paid for her hours there, and earn high school credit at the same time.

“I like showing up in the morning, and you start a job. And then once you actually finish it and verify that the problem is fixed, it’s such a rewarding feeling knowing you did something with your day,” she told us.

Ford of Hibbing is happy with how the program works.

Eric Graff, the General Sales Manager, said, “We have two students currently part of it now. Lily was our first. We are happy to support the next generation of automotive techs, because we need them.”

The dealership is also helping Lily with her schooling. She’s at Dunwoody in the cities.