The Ritop Wire-November 2003

About the Ritop School

Information Session December 13

To learn more about the Ritop School, you are cordially invited to attend an Information Session held throughout the year at the Ritop School in Watertown, MA.

The information sessions give parents and prospective students time to visit the school, tour our facilities and speak with the Director and school staff regarding curriculum and any other relevant questions you may have. The next Information Session will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2003 at 1:00 PM. Additional Information Sessions will be held throughout 2004:

Please call us at 888-44-RITOP to reserve your spot. If you cannot attend any of the meetings and need more information, an individual appointment can be scheduled. We also conduct information sessions at high schools around the New England area. If you know of a school that would benefit from learning more about educational opportunities in the exciting field of mobile electronics, please contact us. More Information

Advanced Workshops 2004

Each workshop lasts one week. Students may apply for either Advanced Fabrication, Advanced Security or both workshops. Students may take either the full-time (March 22-26, Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 5PM), part-time (March 20-27, Sat/Sun 8AM - 5PM, M-F 6PM - 9 PM) sessions or both.

Advanced Fabrication: Work with different materials, including fiberglass, (mat, weave, and resin) Plexiglas, carbon fiber, bondo, gel coat, vinyl, aluminum, fleece, grillwork, (plastic and metal) and various adhesives to learn their application process in the creation of alternative speaker pods, subwoofer enclosures, interior panels and more.

Advanced Security: Improve skills in the areas of Door Lock/Unlock Outputs, Flash Relays, Sensor Programming via Remote Control, Ignition/Impact Disable Input, Remote Car Starters, Sensor Programming, Impact Sensors, Passive or Active Arming, Starter Interrupt Relay, Unlock/Lock Output Dome Light, Armed Output Ignition Disable Input Operation, remote control of accessories, supplemental outputs and more. More information.

Rich Inferrera's Tuning Workshop

Richard Inferrera known as “The Godfather of Car Audio” shared his 35 years of experience with the students at the school. Our students attended a hands-on workshop in “How to Tune a System” as part of the curriculum at the Ritop School. There is no one better to teach this than the “godfather” himself. Gathering around his award-winning Mustang, Richard explained to the class that because there is limited space in a car, it’s important to keep in mind how critical the placement of the speakers are to ensure quality sound for all the passengers. The class enjoyed the presentation and left with some real-world useable information that will serve them in their careers in the mobile electronics field. More Information

Installer Challenge 2004

The Ritop School will again sponsor the trophies at this year’s Installer Challenge Competition hosted by Select Products in conjunction with MECP at the International Consumer Electronics Show held January 8 -11, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two teams of MECP certified installers, one from the United States and the other from Canada, compete in this grueling 48-hour event. The competition is based on sound quality, and custom installation, and will be judged by IASCA-certified judges. The Ritop School for Mobile Electronics, in our pursuit to acknowledge continuing education, recognizes the high level of achievement that an installer has risen to in order to be selected to participate in the challenge.

This will be the second year that the school will be involved with the challenge. Future installers can aspire to learn as much as possible so they too can look at the possibility of being invited to the next face-off. The Ritop School salutes the Installer Challenge teams and the level of expertise that they have achieved.

October 2003 Graduating Class

Congratulations to our October 2003 graduating class. The thirty students worked hard in both the classroom and the shop. The skills they acquired will serve them well throughout their careers in the mobile electronics industry. This was the largest class in the school's history! More Information

Graduates, remember the Ritop School maintains a database of job postings for our graduates. Need placement assistance, visit Job Central at ritop.com or call us at 888-44-RITOP. Refer a new student to the school and receive a reward.

Ritop Thanks Our Supporters

The Ritop School wishes to thank the following companies that help to support the school and its educational goals with donations of state-of-the-art mobile electronics for our students to learn to install: Memphis Audio, JL Audio, Boston Acoustics, Audio Control, Directed Electronics, Dynamat and Morel Hi-Fi & Foreign Auto Servicing.