Logan Stowell - Sept 2025 Student of the Month

We proudly present Logan Stowell, our September Student of the Month. Logan Stowell, a senior at Palisades High School, is a Diesel Technology student at UBCTS and lives in Upper Black Eddy with his little brother. Logan first got into diesel by hanging around where his dad worked. You could say his dad was his first mentor—though most of his “lessons” sounded like: Can you grab me a wrench? Or don’t tell your mom about this.

At UBCTS, Logan has made great friends, found a mentor in his instructor, Mr. Masters, and discovered that hard work is what really makes him happy. Mr. Masters recommended Logan for student of the month because he is always on task, helps others around him, and takes on challenging work outside of school. He has the confidence and intellect to problem solve and critically think at a level well beyond his years. Logan is conscientious and fun to joke around with. He hardly misses school, and he is a big part of the positive environment in the diesel class. Logan has gotten into some pretty impressive diagnostic work at his co-op job. He's a model student for sure.

A standout moment at UBCTS was when he and his classmates Dylan Houser and Dom Cammarota took 4th place in the district SkillsUSA Diesel competition—proving that teamwork, determination, and knowledge can get you pretty far.

Logan started his cooperative education program with Ziegenfuss Drilling in New Ringoes, New Jersey. His mentor is his dad, Jason. Now that he actually works there, his dad has officially gone from being “mentor” to “boss”—which means Logan still hears the same advice, just with a time card attached. Logan says that he enjoys the atmosphere and learning on the job from everyone.  His dad thinks he enjoys the perks like free lunch every day, too. 

After graduation, Logan plans to earn his CDL and keep working for Ziegenfuss Drilling alongside his dad and his uncle, Wyatt Ditzel. Long-term, he has big plans: starting his own drilling company with his Uncle Wyatt (watch out, competition).

When he’s not working or studying, Logan can be found hunting, fishing, or racing dirt bikes. A fun fact about Logan: while hunting, he once shot 9 geese—and unbelievably, 7 of them were banded. So, Logan said it was 9 out of 7. If you are like me, you have to ask for clarification. For context, hunters are lucky if they get one banded goose in their lifetime. Logan managed so many that the story’s been retold as “9 out of 7 banded geese,” which makes no mathematical sense but perfectly sums up his one-of-a-kind luck. And yes—he turned them into gooseburgers.