CTHSS Students Excel at State SkillsUSA Competition
On Friday, March 26, 2010, the 33rd Connecticut SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference and Skills Championships was held. Most events took place at Vinal Technical High School and Wilcox Technical High School. The Awards Ceremony took place at New Britain High School the same night. Students from the CTHSS took home many of the top awards.

See more details including results, photos and video of the awards ceremony.

and CT Tech High Schools Over the Years
As part of the celebration of the Connecticut Technical High School’s 100^th anniversary, we want to showcase the strong involvement of our students and staff in the SkillsUSA organization for over three decades. Our students’ participation in SkillsUSA over the years has produced a multitude of strong, confident leaders who have made tremendous contributions in their trade areas and in their communities.

Find out more about our school system’s participation in SkillsUSA.

CTHSS 100^th Year Celebration Date Set
SAVE THIS DATE! Connecticut Technical High School System will be celebrating 100 years of educational excellence on Friday, October 29^th at the Aqua Turf in Southington. More information will be available soon.

We would like your participation in our Centennial Celebration. Please send any ideas, facts, articles, trivia, historical information, old pictures, etc. that you may have to Tech.Times@ct.gov. If you need to mail documents to us, please send them by InterOffice Mail to the attention of Julie Gottlieb in Central Office.

Work Based Learning Program Builds Solid Partnership Between CT Tech High Schools and State Industries

One of the unique qualities of the educational program at Connecticut Technical High Schools is the opportunity given to many students to apply their training to a real world situation even before they graduate. The Work Based Learning (WBL) program does just that for many qualified 11^th and 12^th grade students.

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Teachers of the Year Announced

We would like to congratulate this year’s Teacher of the Year for each of our schools. One instructor will be selected soon to represent the entire system in the annual State Teacher of the Year Competition.

School	Name	Subject and Position
Abbott Tech	Patricia Griffin	English Instructor
Bristol TEC	Dr. Marco Kinsella	Mathematics Instructor
Bullard-Havens Tech	Maria Britell	General Education Department Head
Cheney Tech	David Morello	Auto Technology Department Head
Ellis Tech	Anita Willard	Science Instructor
Goodwin Tech	Rita Macri	Hairdressing and Barbering Instructor
Grasso Tech	Patrice Granatosky	Social Studies Instructor
Kaynor Tech	Kathryn Patrick	Teen Leadership Instructor
Norwich Tech	Kirsten Nicholas	Retail Management and Entrepreneurship Department Head
O’Brien Tech	Richard Diachenko	Science Instructor
Platt Tech	Bob Riccitelli	Architectural Technology Department Head
Prince Tech	Nadine Mills	Mathematics Instructor
Vinal Tech	Lyn Caliendo	Language Arts Instructor
Whitney Tech	Gonzalo Gatica	Culinary Arts Department Head
Wilcox Tech	Monica Rogers	Science Instructor
Windham Tech	Jeffrey Belanger	Physical Education/Health Instructor
Wolcott Tech	Raymond Tanguay	Computer Aided Drafting and Design Department Head

10 CT Tech High Schools to Participate in Ford/AAA Auto Skills Competition
Ten teams of students from ten of our tech schools have qualified to participate in this year’s state Ford/AAA Auto Skills Competition. The event will take place at May 14, 2010 at Maneeley’s in South Windsor. The winning team will then go to represent Connecticut in the National competition in June in Michigan. Check next month’s newsletter for results along with photos and video of this year’s competition.

School	Instructor	Students Competing
Platt Tech	Kirk Stankiewicz	Jordan Boots	Conner Mccreery
Wolcott Tech	Ray Royals	David J. Belmonte III	Todd M. Collitti
Ellis Tech	Ignacio Vega	Matthew Fournier	Mike Rizzuti
Cheney Tech	Dave Morello	Raymond S Bourque	Joseph Duarte
Kaynor Tech	Dave Emmons	Nicholas Salva	Michael Thorton
Goodwin Tech	Reuben Charles	Justin P. Krzynowek	Andrew J Grabowski
Wilcox Tech	Jamie Despres	Adam Wiltsie	Andy DeJesus
Norwich Tech	Peter Fiasconaro	Douglas J. Brown	Trevor Hollis
O’Brien Tech	Tom Horvath	Shawn Martin	Justin Mayer
Vinal Tech	Bill Balch	Steve J. Gulitti	Sean M. Berry

Tech Schools Getting Ready to Compete in Spring Sports Championships
Dates, times, and Locations for Constitution State Conference Spring Sports Championships:
Tennis - Thursday, May 20 ,Wesleyan University, Middletown, 9:00 AM
Track and Field - Thursday, May 27, Willow Brook Park, New Britain, 1:00 PM
Softball - Thursday, May 27, St. Joseph’s College, West Hartford, 4:00 PM
Baseball - Thursday, May 27, Beehive Field, New Britain, 7:00 PM
Golf - Thursday, June 3, Tunxis Plantation GC, Farmington, 9:00 AM

See More Information on the CSC Website.

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