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Student Success Stories
Carpentry Student Lines Up Job in National Defense
Hadley Gonzalez is “building freedom”. At least that is what her intern cohort in General Dynamic Electric Boat’s Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP) would repeat at the start and end of each work day. Electric Boat designs, constructs and provides support to submarines for the U.S. Navy. Gonzalez, [...]
Seniors at Wolcott Tech celebrate future employment with Career Signing Day
Dozens of parents, students, employers, and industry partners gathered at Oliver Wolcott Technical High School in Torrington, Connecticut last Wednesday for a Career Signing Event and celebration. 27 seniors from Oliver Wolcott Tech were honored as they signed contracts for full-time positions after graduation with their future [...]
Mansfield Connections Highlights Windham Tech Graduate
Like many kids growing up in and around Mansfield, Cody Horan's life was influenced by some exceptional teachers. They crossed paths while Cody attended Windham Technical High School in Willimantic, which attracts students from towns throughout the area. "I received a great education and had two great HVAC shop [...]
Day-in-the-Life of a Work-Based Learning Student Stories
Abbott Tech Precision Machining & Stanley Engineered Fastening
We got an inside look, visiting Kim Collins-Horner, HR Specialist at Stanley Engineered Fastening in Danbury, CT, and WBL student Carlos Mogollon Torres, a senior in the Precision Machining Technology program at Henry Abbott Technical High School. Here’s what they had to say.
Cheney Tech Electrical & Thorogood Electric
We got an inside look, visiting Dane Thorogood, owner of Thorogood Electric in Enfield, CT, and his WBL student Devin Sanchez, a senior in the Electrical program at Howell Cheney Technical High School. Here’s what they had to say.